Research Note: Beasts and Babies: Styles of Stereotyping

Authors

William C. Levin, Bridgewater State College
Jack Levin

Abstract

This research note presents a very brief summary of the argument we are developing for a much longer and more detailed journal article. Our aim here is to present the basic hypotheses that: 1) two main styles of stereotyping are used to either dehumanize or infantilize a target group, and 2) the selection of a style of stereotyping depends upon the extent to which the target group is perceived as a threat.

Note on the Author

Jack Levin is Professor of Sociology at Northeastern University. William C. Levin is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State College.

Recommended Citation

Levin, William C. and Levin, Jack (1982). Research Note: Beasts and Babies: Styles of Stereotyping. Bridgewater Review, 1(2), 19-20.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/br_rev/vol1/iss2/8