Prejudice: Source and propagation

Informazioni relative al progetto

PSP

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101063848

DOI

10.3030/101063848

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 13 Giugno 2022

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2022

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2024

Finanziato da

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

€ 206 887,68

Coordinato da

LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

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

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-09-01 al 2024-08-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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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