TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactive Effects of Obvious and Ambiguous Social Categories on Perceptions of Leadership
T2 - When Double-Minority Status May Be Beneficial
AU - Wilson, John Paul
AU - Remedios, Jessica D.
AU - Rule, Nicholas O.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Easily perceived identities (e.g., race) may interact with perceptually ambiguous identities (e.g., sexual orientation) in meaningful but elusive ways. Here, we investigated how intersecting identities impact impressions of leadership. People perceived gay Black men as better leaders than members of either single-minority group (i.e., gay or Black). Yet, different traits supported judgments of the leadership abilities of Black and White targets; for instance, warmth positively predicted leadership judgments for Black men but dominance positively predicted leadership judgments for White men. These differences partly occurred because of different perceptions of masculinity across the intersection of race and sexual orientation. Indeed, both categorical (race and sex) and noncategorical (trait) social information contributed to leadership judgments. These findings highlight differences in the traits associated with leadership in Black and White men, as well as the importance of considering how intersecting cues associated with obvious and ambiguous groups moderate perceptions.
AB - Easily perceived identities (e.g., race) may interact with perceptually ambiguous identities (e.g., sexual orientation) in meaningful but elusive ways. Here, we investigated how intersecting identities impact impressions of leadership. People perceived gay Black men as better leaders than members of either single-minority group (i.e., gay or Black). Yet, different traits supported judgments of the leadership abilities of Black and White targets; for instance, warmth positively predicted leadership judgments for Black men but dominance positively predicted leadership judgments for White men. These differences partly occurred because of different perceptions of masculinity across the intersection of race and sexual orientation. Indeed, both categorical (race and sex) and noncategorical (trait) social information contributed to leadership judgments. These findings highlight differences in the traits associated with leadership in Black and White men, as well as the importance of considering how intersecting cues associated with obvious and ambiguous groups moderate perceptions.
KW - intersectionality
KW - leadership
KW - person perception
KW - race
KW - sexual orientation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019048696&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0146167217702373
DO - 10.1177/0146167217702373
M3 - Article
C2 - 28903675
AN - SCOPUS:85019048696
SN - 0146-1672
VL - 43
SP - 888
EP - 900
JO - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
IS - 6
ER -