How Others See Us
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9764106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Buchanan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 295 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 1954-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625429500102 |
| OpenAlex | W2063586595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
EVER since World War II the American family, worshiping at the altar of democracy, has been aware of covert glances and titterings from the rest of the congregation. Is our own devotion not inspiring our pewmates as it should? Is it their irreverence? Or is something lousing up our own appearance? Any discussion of this problem leads eventually to the use of the phrase stereotype of Americans. How do foreigners come by this stereotype? Is it accurate? Does it harm us? Can it be altered? How? The concept of a stereotype, though originating in the political arena, has been taken over by the social psychologists for two decades and has been the subject of dozens of investigations. Some of them may help to answer these questions
Computer Science · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Psychology of Social Influence · Social and Intergroup Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1971 - 2021 (51) |
| Highly cited | No |