Abstract
Stereotype research emphasizes
systematic processes over seemingly arbitrary contents, but content
also may prove systematic. On the basis of stereotypes' intergroup
functions, the stereotype content model hypothesizes that (a) 2
primary dimensions are competence and warmth, (b) frequent mixed
clusters combine high warmth with low competence (paternalistic) or
high competence with low warmth (envious), and (c) distinct emotions
(pity, envy, admiration, contempt) differentiate the 4
competence-warmth combinations. Stereotypically, (d) status predicts
high competence, and competition predicts low warmth. Nine varied
samples rated gender, ethnicity, race, class, age, and disability
out-groups. Contrary to antipathy models, 2 dimensions mattered, and
many stereotypes were mixed, either pitying (low competence, high
warmth subordinates) or envying (high competence, low warmth
competitors). Stereotypically, status predicted competence, and
competition predicted low warmth.