STEREOTYPE THREAT IN MANUAL LABOR SETTINGS FOR HISPANIC AND CAUCASIAN PARTICIPANTS

Stereotype threat, primarily studied in academia with test performance, aptitude, ability, and intelligence, impacts performance and causes both behavioral and cognitive decrements. Research in the workplace has usually looked at upper-level or more academically-based job tasks. This paper concentra...

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Published inJournal of organizational culture, communication and conflict Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 111
Main Authors Flanagan, Jennifer, Green, Raymond
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Allied Business Academies 01.07.2011
Subjects
Comparative analysis
Employment discrimination
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Immigration policy
Labor law
Minority & ethnic groups
Noncitizens
Population
Productivity
Stereotypes
Studies
Threats
White people
Work ethic
Workforce
Workplace diversity
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Summary:Stereotype threat, primarily studied in academia with test performance, aptitude, ability, and intelligence, impacts performance and causes both behavioral and cognitive decrements. Research in the workplace has usually looked at upper-level or more academically-based job tasks. This paper concentrates on how stereotype threat impacts those in manual labor workplace settings, specifically with Caucasians and Hispanics, and sought to test subjects on a behavioral task in a workplace setting to see if the results mirror those in academia. Stereotype threat in academic settings has been shown to cause both behavioral and cognitive decrements, and it was theorized that stereotype threat would cause performance decrements for the Hispanics, more so than Caucasians. Participants were undergraduate students, 60 Caucasian and 36 Hispanics. All performed two manual labor tasks, sorting and assembling nuts and bolts, and a math test, half while under stereotype threat and half without stereotype threat manipulation. Results yielded significant differences between ST and NST condition for Hispanics on the non-academic/manual labor tasks, but not on the academic task administered during the study. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1544-0508
1939-4691