The cultural boundaries of perspective-taking: When and why perspective-taking reduces stereotyping

• Main Authors: WANG, Cynthia S., LEE, Margaret, KU, Gillian, LEUNG, Angela K. Y.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: perspective-taking; stereotyping; cultural differences; relational mobility; Multicultural Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2689; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3946/viewcontent/The_cultural_boundaries_of_perspective_taking_When_and_why_perspective_taking_reduces_stereotyping.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Research conducted in Western cultures indicates that perspective-taking is an effective social strategy for reducing stereotyping. The current article explores whether and why the effects of perspective-taking on stereotyping differ across cultures. Studies 1 and 2 established that perspective-taki...