metastereotype

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ stereotype

Noun[edit]

metastereotype (plural metastereotypes)

  1. (sociology) A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
    • 2020, Joel T. Nadler, Elora C. Voyles, Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, page 306:
      Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998).