Prejudice: Source and propagation

Informacje na temat projektu

PSP

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 101063848

DOI

10.3030/101063848

Projekt został zamknięty

Data podpisania przez KE 13 Czerwca 2022

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Września 2022

Data zakończenia 31 Sierpnia 2024

Finansowanie w ramach

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Koszt całkowity

Brak danych

Wkład UE

€ 206 887,68

Koordynowany przez

LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

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

Okres sprawozdawczy: 2022-09-01 do 2024-08-31

Podsumowanie kontekstu i ogólnych celów projektu

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.

Prace wykonane od początku projektu do końca okresu sprawozdawczego oraz najważniejsze dotychczasowe rezultaty

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.

Innowacyjność oraz oczekiwany potencjalny wpływ (w tym dotychczasowe znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze i szersze implikacje społeczne projektu)

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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