Content and Uniformity of Stereotypes and Meta‐stereotypes of Homeless People in Madrid (Spain)

Abstract

This study analyses the content and the uniformity of meta-stereotypes among homelessness people, and the stereotypes that domiciled people have of homeless people. The research took place in Madrid (Spain), based on data provided by a representative sample of homeless people (n = 188) and a sample of people at no risk of becoming homeless (n = 180). Results show that stereotypes of homeless people and homeless people's meta-stereotypes predominantly have negative or indulgent content, with very little positive content, and have a high degree of uniformity, with hardly any differences in terms of basic socio-demographic variables. The meta-stereotypes of homeless people are more uniform, and are more negative and less indulgent than the stereotypes that domiciled people have established regarding homeless people. C 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Although there are many definitions of the term stereotype, those definitions generally emphasize the idea that stereotypes tend to attribute general psychological characteristics

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