Stereotype threat / Mateo Cruz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruz, Mateo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Employee motivation.

Success.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

Stereotype Threat Theory (STT) is one of the most influential theories of (under)performance developed and tested over the past 25 years. It explains how and why highly capable individuals may underperform in stressful situations. Specifically, STT examines the role of social stereotypes in unconsciously disrupting concentration, specifically for members of historically excluded groups (e.g., women, people of color) who contend daily with negative group stereotypes. Though early STT studies focused on enduring differences in standardized test performance, more recent STT research spotlights how cues in the social environment (i.e., the workplace) can negatively affect managers and employees. Thus, STT provides a social-psychological explanation for differences in performance, motivation, and belonging for high-potential individuals, many of whom work in counter-stereotypical careers (i.e., women in STEM).

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ISBN:

1-0719-2372-2

9781071923726

OCLC:

1383658479