Stereotyping occurs even without personal stake in the groups judged

Evidence

Because subjects in the Hoffman and Hurst studies were judging fictional groups on another planet, they had no personal or group conduct in need of justification. Nevertheless, they attributed traits to each of the groups in such a way that the existing state of affairs was reinforced. Hoffman and Hurst (1990) write that gender “stereotypes are largely an attempt to rationalize, justify, or explain the sexual division of labor” (p. 199), a conclusion that forms the basis of our system-justification approach. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2921

Categorization

• XREF: Distinct from self-enhancement/group-serving accounts - stereotyping here serves system maintenance rather than personal motives. — connects to: Stereotype content reflects shared cultural views rather than individual contact. — Susan T. Fiske et al., A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype…, 41; Implicit stereotyping occurs in people who explicitly reject prejudice. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 3
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2921