Stereotyping at the intersection of race and weight: Diluted threat stereotyping of obese Black men

• Published in: Journal of experimental social psychology Vol. 99; p. 104274
• Main Authors: Sim, Mattea, Almaraz, Steven M., Hugenberg, Kurt
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Person perception; Prejudice/stereotyping; Racism; Social cognition; Prejudice/stereotyping; Racism; Person perception; Social cognition

Black men are generally stereotyped as physically formidable and threatening. Across 3 studies, we investigate whether this threat stereotyping is diluted when Black men are obese. We competitively tested two hypotheses investigating whether obese Black men are seen as less racially stereotypical ov...