High-competence low-warmth outgroups share a stereotype of being too competent

Evidence

In contrast stands a different set of out-groups stereotyped as highly competent but not warm (Glick & Fiske, 2001a, 2001b): nontraditional women, Jews, and Asians. The ASI in part measures hostile sexism (HS), which includes competitive gender roles; HS is directed toward nontraditional women (e.g., career women, feminists, lesbians, athletes), who are viewed as task competent but not warm (see also Eagly, 1987; Glick, Diebold, Bailey- Werner, & Zhu, 1997; MacDonald & Zanna, 1998). Anti-Semitic notions of a Jewish economic conspiracy exaggerate Jews’ stereotypically feared competence, whereas views of them as selfserving portray them as not warm (Glick, in press). The modern American equivalent, Asians—who are viewed as the model minority—are seen as too competent, too ambitious, too hardworking, and, simultaneously, not sociable (Hurh & Kim, 1989; Kitano & Sue, 1973; Sue & Kitano, 1973; Sue, Sue, & Sue, 1975). The Anti-Asian-American Prejudice scale measures dislike for this perceived lack of sociability along with envious respect of perceived competence (Lin & Fiske, 1999). Thus, nontraditional women, Jews, and Asians elicit a shared stereotype as being too competent and not at all nice. — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 30

Categorization

• XREF: Directly serves the reader’s stated purpose: these are exactly the ‘respected but disliked’ envied outgroups whose competence reads as threatening and feeds scapegoating. — connects to: Mixed stereotypes combine high competence with low warmth or vice versa — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 3; Enviable outgroups historically split from pitied ones along warmth and competence. — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 19; Out-group stereotypes split into stable competence-warmth clusters with half the groups showing mixed profiles — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 155 (+10 more)
• QUESTION: Why these particular groups across otherwise unrelated contexts? What structural features beyond competence-warmth mix make them scapegoat targets?

Broader Connections

• Perceived social status predicts competence stereotypes while competition predicts perceived coldness #expands (0.93) — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 140
• Perceived group competence is inferred directly from social status #expands (0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 322
• Perceived status drives competence judgments while perceived competition strips warmth from envied outgroups #expands (0.90) — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 42
• Perceived high status and power directly produce perceived outgroup competence. #expands (0.90) — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 42
• Out-group stereotypes split into stable competence-warmth clusters with half the groups showing mixed profiles #expands (0.85) — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 155
• Perceived warmth and competence of groups derive from their social structure and interdependence. #expands (0.82) — Susan T. Fiske, Stereotype Content, 18
• Groups seen as competing with the ingroup are stereotyped as low in warmth #qualifies (0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1491