Obama and Race

King, Richard H.

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“…Media exposed the world to Obama, a member of a historically disadvantaged ethnic-racial group who is smart, ambitious, and successful. Because the United States constituency (including its majority, Whites) elected an individual who defied negative stereotypes, many pundits concluded that the United States had begun to move from its atrocious history of slavery to a new "post-racial" era (King, 2012). Indeed, social cognition scientists adopted the phrase "Obama effect" to classify the beneficial effects that a single significant, positive African-American exemplar can have on person perception (e.g., Columb & Plant, 2011;Plant et al, 2009).…”

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The Roles of In-Group Exemplars and Ethnicracial Identification in Self-Stereotyping

Rivera¹,

Benitez²

2016

Social Cognition

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The Roles of In-Group Exemplars and Ethnicracial Identification in Self-Stereotyping

Rivera¹,

Benitez²

2016

Social Cognition

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“…Media exposed the world to the momentous and historical event of a strongly identified Black man who defied all odds to obtain arguably the most influential position in the world. Moreover, because the United States constituency (including its majority, Whites) elected an African American, whose ethnic-racial group has suffered from systematic stigma throughout time, many pundits concluded that the United States had begun to move from its atrocious African-American history to a new "post-racial" era (Dyson, 2016;King, 2012).…”

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The Psychological Legacy of Barack Obama: The Impact of the First African-American President of the United States on Individuals' Social Cognition

Rivera¹,

Plant²

2016

Social Cognition

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The election of Barack Obama as the first African American to be President of the United States was a momentous event. Because the U.S. constituency (including its majority, Whites) elected an individual who defied history and negative stereotypes, pundits concluded that the U.S. had entered a new "post-racial" era. Indeed, social cognition scientists adopted the "Obama effect" to classify the beneficial consequences of Obama as a single African-American exemplar on affect, cognition, and behavior, but these effects have been challenged. As we come to the conclusion of Obama's presidency, this special issue revisits the Obama effect. Six empirical articles collectively examine the factors that create the Obama effect in the first place, and the boundary conditions of the Obama effect ameliorating stereotyping and prejudice and benefiting the social cognition of African Americans themselves. Furthermore, each article provides insight into the potential theoretical and practical implications of Obama's legacy for psychology.

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Obama and Race

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The Roles of In-Group Exemplars and Ethnicracial Identification in Self-Stereotyping

The Roles of In-Group Exemplars and Ethnicracial Identification in Self-Stereotyping

The Psychological Legacy of Barack Obama: The Impact of the First African-American President of the United States on Individuals' Social Cognition

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