Intersectional stereotypes of race and migration status: Unfolding the societal double standards towards Asian international students in Canada.

• Autores: Nigel Mantou Lou, Brandon J. Justus, Isabella Schopper
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 40, Nº 2-3, 2025, págs. 626-650
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1177/02134748251335826
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Estereotipos interseccionales de raza y situación migratoria: Desvelando los dobles estándares sociales hacia los estudiantes internacionales asiáticos en Canadá.
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  • español

    A menudo se percibe a los asiáticos como monolitos, con estereotipos de ser competentes pero carentes de calidez. Este estudio examina cómo estos estereotipos raciales se cruzan con la situación migratoria comparando los estereotipos sociales percibidos hacia los estudiantes internacionales y nacionales asiáticos. Los participantes fueron 195 estudiantes blancos y 135 estudiantes asiáticos en una universidad canadiense. Los resultados muestran que los estudiantes asiáticos son generalmente percibidos como más competentes que cálidos, pero los estudiantes internacionales asiáticos son constantemente percibidos como menos cálidos y menos competentes en comparación con sus contrapartes nacionales.

    Estos estereotipos negativos hacia los estudiantes internacionales asiáticos son compartidos tanto por los miembros del exogrupo (estudiantes blancos) como por los del endogrupo (estudiantes asiáticos).

    Además, entre los estudiantes asiáticos (pero no entre los estudiantes blancos), su aprobación del mito de la minoría modelo contribuyen a los dobles estándares sociales hacia los estudiantes internacionales asiáticos. Este estudio señala cómo la situación migratoria y la raza configuran conjuntamente los estereotipos sociales, y que el mito de la minoría modelo puede perpetuar estereotipos negativos de los estudiantes internacionales asiáticos. Un enfoque interseccional que incorpora la situación migratoria aporta conocimientos de las dinámicas intergrupal e intragrupal.

  • English

    Asian people are often perceived as a monolith, with the stereotypes of being competent but lacking warmth. This study examines how these racial stereotypes intersect with migration status by comparing perceived societal stereotypes towards Asian international and domestic students. Participants were 195 White students and 135 Asian students at a Canadian university. Results show that Asian students are generally perceived as more competent than warm, but Asian international students are consistently perceived as both less warm and less competent compared to their domestic counterparts.

    These negative stereotypes towards Asian international students are shared by both outgroup (White students) and ingroup (Asian students) members. Furthermore, among Asian students (but not White students), their endorsement of the model minority myth contributes to the societal double standards towards Asian international students. This study highlights how migration status and race jointly shape societal stereotypes, and that the model minority myth may perpetuate negative stereotypes of Asian international students. An intersectional approach incorporating immigration status offers insight into intergroup and intragroup dynamics.

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