Perceived high status and power directly produce perceived outgroup competence.
Evidence
We suggest that cultural stereotypes result from the social structural relations between groups in two primary ways. Specifically, the social structural hypothesis proposes, first, that outgroups are perceived as more competent to the extent that they are perceived as powerful and high status or as less competent to the extent that they are perceived as powerless and low status. The perceived link between a group’s societal outcomes and its perceived competence serves several functions. This link may represent a form of correspondence bias, namely, that people’s behavior (in this case, their position) reflects their traits (D. T. Gilbert & Malone, 1995). Or it might reflect just-world thinking, namely, that people get what they deserve (Lerner & Miller, 1978). At the level of groups, it justifies the system (Jost & Banaji, 1994) and legitimates power–prestige rankings (Berger, Rosenholtz, & Zelditch, 1980; Ridgeway & Berger, 1986). — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 42
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to system justification theory (Jost & Banaji) and correspondence bias in attribution research; also bears directly on the envy-respect quadrants of the Stereotype Content Model this reading is aimed at. — connects to: High-competence low-warmth outgroups share a stereotype of being too competent — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 30; Perceived group competence is inferred directly from social status — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 322; Perceived status drives competence judgments while perceived competition strips warmth from envied outgroups — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 42 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Perceived group competence is inferred directly from social status
#corroborates(0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 322 - Perceived status drives competence judgments while perceived competition strips warmth from envied outgroups
#expands(0.88) — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 42 - Perceived group power and competition, not negative traits, determine stereotyping and scapegoating
#qualifies(0.82) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 196 - Perceived warmth and competence of groups derive from their social structure and interdependence.
#qualifies(0.78) — Susan T. Fiske, Stereotype Content, 18