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Cultural Styles, Relational Schemas, and Prejudice Against Out-Groups
- Source :
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. August, 2000, Vol. 79 Issue 2, 174
- Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Two studies provide evidence that Latins (i.e., Mexicans and Mexican Americans) are guided by a concern with socioemotional aspects of workplace relations to a far greater degree than are Anglo-Americans. The focus on socioemotional considerations results in Latins having a relatively greater preference for workgroups having a strong interpersonal orientation. Preferred relational style had a far greater impact on preferences for workgroups and judgments about their likely success than did the ethnic composition of the workgroups for both Latins and Anglo-Americans. Evidence that the two groups differ markedly in relational schemas comes from examination of suggestions about how group performance could be improved, judgments about whether a focus on socioemotional concerns necessarily entails a reduction in task focus, and recall for socioemotional aspects of workgroup interactions. Implications for the dynamics of intercultural contact are discussed.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00223514
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.64354303