Indigenous Identifiers: Non-Indigenous Canadians' Stereotypes Associated with Labels for Indigenous People ...
Studies have shown that Canadians perceive stereotypes of ethnic groups as differentially varying in terms of warmth and competence, and that Aboriginal groups are stereotyped as less competent and warm than other ethnic groups. This study extends this research by examining whether different labels...
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University of Alberta Library
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3-vne0-m949 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/4632961b-d9d7-4802-8855-2012d727d42e |
| Summary: | Studies have shown that Canadians perceive stereotypes of ethnic groups as differentially varying in terms of warmth and competence, and that Aboriginal groups are stereotyped as less competent and warm than other ethnic groups. This study extends this research by examining whether different labels for designating Indigenous people are associated with variations in warmth and competence. Online questionnaires were collected from 402 non-Indigenous, Canadian-born undergraduate students. All participants rated their perceptions of how “typical Canadians” perceived the warmth and competence of four major ethnic groups (English Canadians, French Canadians, Chinese Canadians, and South Asian Canadians) and Indigenous groups in Canada. The term used to label the Indigenous group varied across six conditions, including “Indigenous”; “Aboriginal”; “Native”; “First Nations, Metis, and Inuit”; “Indian”; and “(North American) Indian”. The results indicated that, regardless of the label, the Indigenous group was rated ... |
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