Journal Article Summary
Social Psychology Article
Introduction
Purpose
The purpose of this study was done to examine the relevance of racial ethinic steortypes
among white adults who volunteer or work with children. It also examines on whether
stereotyping different racial ethnic groups varied in different age groups. This article addresses
the following questions:
1) Aims to investigate the how stereotypical it is among white adults who work or volunteer
with children
2) Is stereotyping suggested by racial ethic groups and moderated by target age
Hypothesis
The articles hypothesized that Blacks, Latinos, Arab American, and indigenous people
would be stereotypes by whites and be perceived to lazy, violence prone, and other negative
factors and yet the Asian American would have less of those traits. It also hypothesis that target
age could have moderate associations on their race. Also, how negative stereotypes would be
suggested Blacks, Latinos, and other minorities would be lowers for younger children that it
would be for adults.
Methodology
Sample
There were 1022 white adult in this study who participated with worked with children by
completing a cross sectional survey. There were males that resulted in 36% and 64 % women
adults that volunteered in the study who have worked or volunteered with children.
Measures
Measures were taking for the demographic information towards tho who reported their
grnder, age and education. For the racial ethnic stereotypic measurements, stereotype
endorsement were assessed using the General Social Survey (GSS). Also, participants were also
rating the characteristics of different groups according to their questionnaire. The target age
groups were all asked to rate the adults to four stereotypes characteristics. Questions were read
such as: Younger children 0-8, rate them as lazy or hard working”
Procedures
The procedure was sponsored by the National Voices Project (NVP) on obtaining adults
who worked or volunteered with children. The procedure was conducted to identify the concerns
on children health, education, ad other factors such as their economic security. Also, there was
panel participants that were invited int eh survey through a system of random selection using a
SAS raking procedure as well on controlling the demographics.
Results
The results revealed that one table that the white adults who worked or volunteered with
children had higher levels of negative stereotypes for black adults than for another racial ethnic
group. The graph showed how black adults than the other ethic group were more violence prone,
unintelligent, and also have more unhealthy habits than the other racial groups. American Indians
(AI/AN) were rated more frequently by whites as being lazy by 30% which perceived them to be
less lazy than Blacks. Fewer whites also rated negative stereotyped towards white adults towards
all other ethnic groups except Asian adults and also considered to less violence prone with few
unhealthy habits as well.
Practical Significance
Why is this study relevant/meaningful?
This study was significant because racism is increasing recognized at national level and the cause
of many ethic inequality platforms throughout the human lifespan. Also, this study was show
how racial beliefs and attitudes has the potential to influence different factors such as health
inequalities. This study was to demonstrate how white adults who work with children and other
minority groups perceive or hold them to a certain stereotypical standard. These finding also
demonstrate the other things to be considers such as clack children and teens were more
considered to need less protection and also how they were dehumanized than other minority
groups. It also raises the question on needing more positive ways of understanding these m
minority groups and also the ongoing support that is needed to counter these certain stereotypes
towards minorities. The article brings a meaningful insight on suggesting how people need more
effective ways of addressing the prejudices.
References
Priest N, Slopen N, Woolford S, Philip JT, Singer D, Kauffman AD, et al. (2018)
Stereotyping across intersections of race and age: Racial stereotyping among White adults
working with children. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0201696. https://doi.
org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201696
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