Asian maths whizz and talkative females: how stereotypes can actually boost performance

Nobody likes to be pigeonholed or reduced to a single stereotype. One reason could be because we believe ourselves to be products of multiple stereotypes: a combination of identities, such as "Asian", "female", "lawyer", "Gen X", "Christian", "C...

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spelling	sg-smu-ink.ksmu-11102018-07-06T02:54:56Z Asian maths whizz and talkative females: how stereotypes can actually boost performance Knowledge@SMU Nobody likes to be pigeonholed or reduced to a single stereotype. One reason could be because we believe ourselves to be products of multiple stereotypes: a combination of identities, such as "Asian", "female", "lawyer", "Gen X", "Christian", "Chinese", etc. While these labels connect us to like-individuals, they can also carry all sorts of connotations and expectations – positive, neutral and negative. For example, an Asian might be expected to outperform a non-Asian at mathematics because of stereotypes that Asians are mathematically inclined. Will such undue expectations affect the Asian's performance outcome? Research studies point to a 'Yes'. 2009-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/111 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1110&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business Human Resources Management
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description	Nobody likes to be pigeonholed or reduced to a single stereotype. One reason could be because we believe ourselves to be products of multiple stereotypes: a combination of identities, such as "Asian", "female", "lawyer", "Gen X", "Christian", "Chinese", etc. While these labels connect us to like-individuals, they can also carry all sorts of connotations and expectations – positive, neutral and negative. For example, an Asian might be expected to outperform a non-Asian at mathematics because of stereotypes that Asians are mathematically inclined. Will such undue expectations affect the Asian's performance outcome? Research studies point to a 'Yes'.
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title	Asian maths whizz and talkative females: how stereotypes can actually boost performance
title_short	Asian maths whizz and talkative females: how stereotypes can actually boost performance
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Asian maths whizz and talkative females: how stereotypes can actually boost performance

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