Perceived warmth and competence predict callback rates in meta-analyzed North American labor market experiments.

ABSTRACT: Extensive literature probes labor market discrimination through correspondence studies in which researchers send pairs of resumes to employers, which are closely matched except for social signals such as gender or ethnicity. Upon perceiving these signals, individuals quickly activate associated stereotypes. The Stereotype Content Model (SCM; Fiske 2002) categorizes these stereotypes into two dimensions: warmth and competence. Our research integrates findings from correspondence studies with theories of social psychology, asking: Can discrimination between social groups, measured through employer callback disparities, be predicted by warmth and competence perceptions of social signals? We collect callback rates from 21 published correspondence studies, varying for 592 social signals. On tho

SUBMITTER: Gallo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236140 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature