The Linguistic Intergroup Bias As an Implicit Indicator of Prejudice

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
William von Hippel ◽  
Denise Sekaquaptewa ◽  
Patrick Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias

Linguistic Intergroup Bias in Political Communication

2006 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Anolli ◽  
Valentino Zurloni ◽  
Giuseppe Riva
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias

scholarly journals Language use in intergroup contexts: The linguistic intergroup bias.

1989 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 981-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Maass ◽  
Daniela Salvi ◽  
Luciano Arcuri ◽  
Gün R. Semin
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias

scholarly journals Expressing Prejudice through the Linguistic Intergroup Bias: Second Language Confidence and Identity among Minority Group Members

2008 ◽  
pp. 109-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Shulman ◽  
Richard Clément1
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias

Abstract The role of verbal communication in the transmission of prejudice has received much theoretical attention (Hecht, 1998; Le Couteur & Augoustinos, 2001), including the features of the linguistic intergroup bias (Maass, Salvi, Arcuri, & Semin, 1989), yet few studies have examined the acquisition of an out-group language as a factor in mitigating prejudicial speech. The conditions under which minority Canadian Francophones use linguistic bias when communicating about the in- and out-group (i.e., Canadian Anglophones) were investigated. Data was collected from 110 Francophone students. Predictions were confirmed but only when out-group identification was considered. Further, out-group identification and second language confidence were both related to a decrease in out-group derogation; however, the same factors appear to promote linguistically biased speech toward the in-group. Results are discussed within current intergroup communication theory.

Effects of Linguistic Abstractness in the Mass Media

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Geschke ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Georg Ruhrmann ◽  
Denise Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Negative Behavior ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias ◽  
The Mass Media

Media coverage contributes to the perpetuation of stereotypes and prejudice. So far, research has focused on biased content rather than style in reporting about minorities. One such stylistic dimension is the so-called linguistic intergroup bias: The tendency to describe positive behavior of members of one’s own group and negative behavior of other groups’ members in a more abstract way (compared to the same behavior of the respective other group). Recipients of communication biased in this way judge the described individuals in line with abstract descriptions (i.e., own-group members more positively than members of other groups). The current study demonstrates that linguistically biased news reports about minorities lead to higher levels of prejudice. Hence, media coverage does not only affect attitudes about minorities by what is reported, but also by how it is presented.

The Role of the Linguistic Intergroup Bias in Expectancy Maintenance

1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Karpinski ◽  
William Von Hippel
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias

Language and Categorization

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-255
Author(s):  
Zira Hichy ◽  
Graziella Di Marco
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Social Stereotypes ◽  
Bias Model ◽  
Linguistic Intergroup Bias ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Biased Language

This chapter is focussed on linguistic bias in intergroup relations. It is based on the linguistic intergroup bias model, according to which people use different words for describing people and their behaviour on the basis of group membership. In particular, they attribute positive behaviours of ingroup members and negative behaviours of outgroup members to stable enduring characteristics, while attributing negative behaviours of ingroup members and positive behaviours of outgroup members to transitory characteristics dependent on situation or context. This kind of linguistic bias may occur not only in informal communication but also in the mass media, where it can reinforce positive or negative social stereotypes without viewers or readers necessarily being aware how this process is taking place. The chapter concludes that recognizing and limiting the use of such biased language is an important component in producing quality journalism.

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