Polluting Black space.

Bibliographic Data

ID23369972
AuthorsCourtney M Bonam (0000-0002-3698-6460, University of Illinois Chicago), Hilary B Bergsieker (0000-0002-7172-3295, University of Waterloo), Jennifer L Eberhardt (0000-0003-1687-8128, Stanford University)
Year2016
Volume145
Issue11
Pages1561-1582
Publication date2016-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Experimental Psychology: General (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0096-3445 • E-ISSN: 1939-2222
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/xge0000226
PMID27656758
OpenAlexW2521189867
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited71

Social psychologists have long demonstrated that people are stereotyped on the basis of race. Researchers have conducted extensive experimental studies on the negative stereotypes associated with Black Americans in particular. Across 4 studies, we demonstrate that the physical spaces associated with Black Americans are also subject to negative racial stereotypes. Such spaces, for example, are perceived as impoverished, crime-ridden, and dirty (Study 1). Moreover, these space-focused stereotypes can powerfully influence how connected people feel to a space (Studies 2a, 2b, and 3), how they evaluate that space (Studies 2a and 2b), and how they protect that space from harm (Study 3). Indeed, processes related to space-focused stereotypes may contribute to social problems across a range of domains-from racial disparities in wealth to the overexposure of Blacks to environmental pollution. Together, the present studies broaden the scope of traditional stereotyping research and highlight promising new directions. (PsycINFO Database Record

Developmental psychology · Harm · MEDLINE · PsycINFO · Race (biology) · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Subject (documents) · Gender Studies · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health