Reexamining the Effects of Solo Status for Women and Men

Fuegen, Kathleen; Biernat, Monica

doi:10.1177/01467202028007005

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“…On the whole, this work suggests that members of low status groups suffer greater costs from solo status compared with members of high status groups (Cohen & Swim, 1995;Floge & Merrill, 1986;Sekaquaptewa & Thompson, 2002abut see Craig & Rand, 1998Fuegen & Biernat, 2002). What might account for the apparent discrepancy between this extant work and the present results?…”

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confidence: 52%

Solo status revisited: Examining racial group differences in the self-regulatory consequences of self-presenting as a racial solo

Johnson

Richeson

2009

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 52%

Solo status revisited: Examining racial group differences in the self-regulatory consequences of self-presenting as a racial solo

Johnson

Richeson

2009

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…These efforts must be supplemented with strategies meant to dispel stereotypes or buffer their effects. Placing an emphasis on commonalities rather than differences is one technique used to attenuate the debilitating effects of stereotype threat (Rosenthal & Crisp, 2006) and solo status (Fuegen & Biernat, 2002) for women within the context of a mathematical exercise. Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that due to specific psychological resources, some women cope better than others in threatening intellectual environments (Inzlight et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Strength in numbers? Women and mathematics

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Two studies were conducted to test the link between numerical distinctiveness, stereotype threat and mathematical performance among women. In the first study, stereotype threat was measured with a stereotype activation task. Women in a solo, non-solo or control condition completed word fragments and a mathematical activity. Solo women, rather than their non-solo counterparts showed mathematical performance deficits. Evidence did not support the mediating role of stereotype activation. In the second study, stereotype anxiety was assessed. According to analyses, solo women reported greater stereotype-related anxiety than non-solo women. A link between stereotype anxiety and mathematical performance deficits was also uncovered. Finally, mathematical underperformance was associated with greater interest in feminine activities. Strategies to buffer the effects of stereotype threat are discussed.The number of women pursuing post-secondary education in Canada has risen sharply over the last decade (Statistics Canada, 2001). Currently, women form the majority of under-

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“…Research on token, or solo, status has found that being in the numerical minority can lead to detrimental outcomes (e.g., Cohen & Swim, 1995;Fuegen & Biernat, 2002;Kanter, 1977;Niemann & Dovidio, 1998;Sackett, DuBois, & Noe, 1991;Sekaquaptewa & Thompson, 2003;Yoder, Aniakudo, & Berendsen, 2002;Yoder et al, 1996). 1 Kanter (1977) suggested that individuals belonging to the numerical minority group are perceptually salient and thus receive disproportionate amounts of attention and scrutiny, which often result in group polarization and assimilation to negative stereotypic expectations.…”

Section: Threatening Intellectual Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%