TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Symbols of pride or prejudice? Examining the impact of Native American sports mascots on stereotype application
JO  - Journal of social psychology
A1  - Burkley, Melissa
A1  - Burkley, Edward
A1  - Bell, Angela C.
A1  - Andrade, Angela
SP  - 223
EP  - 235
VL  - 157
IS  - 2
N2  - For over 50 years a debate has existed over the use of Native American sport mascots; however, few empirical studies on the topic exist. The present study examined if supraliminal exposure to Native American mascots results in the application of negative stereotypes toward Native American people. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that the effect of Native American mascots was moderated by people's racial attitudes toward Native people. When exposed to Native mascots, people with a prejudiced attitude rated a Native American individual more stereotypically aggressive than those with a non-prejudiced attitude. However, this pattern did not occur when people were exposed to White mascots or neutral images. Furthermore, this pattern was not evident when people evaluated a non-Native individual. This overall pattern of results indicates that Native American mascots selectively facilitate the application of negative stereotypes, resulting in harmful evaluations of Native American people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2016.1208142
ID  - ref1
ER  -