Imperial Subjects

Fisher, Andrew B.; O’Hara, Matthew D.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Silverblatt, Irene; Saldívar-Hull, Sonia

doi:10.1215/9780822392101

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“…Documenting these shared negative stereotypes and exploring the common constructs that influence them is an important step toward confronting and eliminating the stereotypes, as well as the discrimination and disparities that result. The discrimination and harsh treatment that indigenous peoples suffer is common throughout North and South America (Chrisjohn et al, 2006; PNUD, 2005; Thorp & Paredes, 2010) and has a long history (Fisher & O’Hara, 2009). The treatment that many indigenous peoples receive at the hands of majority group members may be based on the similar stereotypes that nonindigenous people tend to have about indigenous people, and these stereotypes are used as justification for violations of human rights and the denial of social justice.…”

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Using adolescents’ drawings to reveal stereotypes about ethnic groups in Guatemala.

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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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It is important to identify stereotypes about indigenous people because those stereotypes influence prejudice and discrimination, both obstacles to social justice and universal human rights. The purpose of the current study was to document the stereotypes, as held by Guatemalan adolescents, of indigenous Maya people (e.g., Maya) and nonindigenous Ladinos in Guatemala (the 2 main ethnic groups in Guatemala). Guatemalan adolescents (N = 465; 38.3% female; Mage = 14.51 years; SDage = 1.81 years) provided drawings and written characteristics about indigenous Maya and nonindigenous Ladino people, which were then coded for patterns in the data. These patterns included negative stereotypes, such as the Maya being lazy and Ladina women being weak; and positive stereotypes, such as the Maya being caring and warm and Ladino men being successful. There were also interactions between the participants' own gender and ethnicity and how they depicted the target they were assigned. For example, male participants were unlikely to depict male targets of either ethnicity engaging in homemaking activities. Finally, there was evidence of in-group bias based both on gender and ethnicity. These findings suggest that perhaps because indigenous groups around the world share some common negative stereotypes, an understanding of these stereotypes will aid in decreasing prejudice and discrimination against indigenous people, could reduce intergroup conflict, and increase access to basic human rights. (PsycINFO Database Record

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