How societal stereotypes might form and evolve via cumulative cultural evolution

Volume: 11, Issue: 9, Pages: e12338 - e12338
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Abstract
The current article examines how societal stereotypes might form and evolve through a process of cumulative cultural evolution as social information is repeatedly passed from person to person. Social psychology research has done much to inform our understanding about the substantial influence stereotypes exert on us as individuals and on our society, yet comparatively little is known about how society's pools of stereotype knowledge form and how...
Paper Details
Title
How societal stereotypes might form and evolve via cumulative cultural evolution
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Volume
11
Issue
9
Pages
e12338 - e12338
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