The expression of stereotypes of criminals and human rights defenders: A comparative study

• Autores: Marcos Emanoel Pereira, José Luis Álvaro Estramiana, Daiane Machado, Gilcimar Dantas, Joao G. N. Modesto, Marcus V. C. Alves, Natália Canario-Gomes
• Localización: Anales de psicología, ISSN-e 1695-2294, ISSN 0212-9728, Vol. 29, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 565-572
• Idioma: inglés
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  • español

    Este estudio tiene como objetivo el evaluar en una muestra de participantes españoles y brasileños los estereotipos existentes sobre los de-lincuentes y los defensores de los derechos humanos, así como en qué me-dida éstos se ven influidos por el tipo de crimen y las teorías implícitas adoptadas para explicar una conducta delictiva. Aunque los resultados ob-tenidos indican diferencias en la atribución de estereotipos a delincuentes y defensores de los derechos humanos, no fue posible identificar ningún efecto del tipo de crimen o de las teorías implícitas. Aunque se puede de-mostrar una cierta homogeneidad en los estereotipos de los delincuentes, en el caso de los defensores de los derechos humanos la representación es-tereotípica obtenida es más compleja y contradictoria.

  • English

    The present study aimed to evaluate, between Brazilian and Spanish participants, the stereotypes of criminals and human rights de-fenders, and the extent to which this assessment is affected by the type of crime and the implicit theories adopted to explain criminal behavior. Even though the results indicated differences in the attribution of stereotypes to criminals and human rights defenders, it was not possible to identify any effect on the expression of stereotypes from the type of crime or the im-plicit theories. Although a certain homogeneity in the stereotypes of crimi-nals can be demonstrated, in the case of human rights defenders the stereo-typical representation is more complex and contradictory.

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