Prejudice: Source and propagation

Projektinformationen

PSP

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101063848

DOI

10.3030/101063848

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 13 Juni 2022

Startdatum 1 September 2022

Enddatum 31 August 2024

Finanziert unter

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Gesamtkosten

Keine Daten

EU-Beitrag

€ 206 887,68

Koordiniert durch

LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PSP (Prejudice: Source and propagation)

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-09-01 bis 2024-08-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

To understand the propagation of prejudice, we need to understand the linguistic devices through which it is expressed. Prejudicial attitudes can be expressed through generic generalisations (or simply generics) like ‘Women are illogical’, which ascribe properties (e.g. being illogical) to groups (e.g. women). The standard analysis takes generics to express claims about the world. This project has developed a novel alternative analysis on which generic generalisations are analogous to exclamations like ‘Ouch!’, in that they function primarily express the speaker’s mental states rather than describing the world. In addition to advancing our understanding of the propagation of prejudice, this project has experimentally assessed the nature of prejudice, using a novel experimental paradigm.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

A. Publications:
[1] Keeping Context in Mind: A Non-Semantic Explanation of Apparent Context-Sensitivity. 2024. Linguistics and Philosophy 47: 191-209.

B. Experimental Results:
[1] Significant results concerning the concept of prejudice

C. Future Publications
[1] A report in a psychology journal summarising experimental results.
[2] A paper in a philosophy journal explaining the philosophical significance of these results.
[3] An article in a publicly accessible outlet such as The Conversation, summarising our results for the public.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

In addition to a novel theory of generic generalisations (A1), the project has found significant empirical evidence regarding the nature of prejudice (B1). A replication study is planned. Should these results be confirmed, they may be of significant interest to governmental and non-governmental organisation interested in combatting prejudice.

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