Perceptions of Social Class
Type of Opportunity:
Research Assistant Opportunity
Date Posted:
July 30, 2021
Deadline:
June 30, 2022
Current Opportunity:
No
How do perceptions of social class influence how people think and feel about others from different social class backgrounds? Does it matter whether we think of social class as being due to individual factors within a person's control, or societal and structural factors that are outside of a person's control?
The objective of this research project is to examine whether the framing of social class as being an either a controllable or uncontrollable social identity affect how people from different social class backgrounds are perceived.
Students working on this project will help the professor with conducting a literature review / background research on this topic, as well as assisting with data cleanup and analysis. For more information, please visit Dr. Ni's website
Department: Psychology
Interest/Focus: Social Class, Gender, Intergroup Relations, Diversity
Research Assistantship Length: 2 semesters
Hours per week: 4-8
Duties:
Coding data, literature reviews
Additional Information:
How do perceptions of social class influence how people think and feel about others from different social class backgrounds? Does it matter whether we think of social class as being due to individual factors within a person's control, or societal and structural factors that are outside of a person's control?
The objective of this research project is to examine whether the framing of social class as being an either a controllable or uncontrollable social identity affect how people from different social class backgrounds are perceived.
Students working on this project will help the professor with conducting a literature review / background research on this topic, as well as assisting with data cleanup and analysis. For more information, please visit Dr. Ni's website