Stereotyping of Muslims in Germany: How the Presumed Influence of Media Stereotypes on Others Influences Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Muslims

Sommer, Katharina; Kühne, Rinaldo

doi:10.1177/1077699020923602

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Stereotyping of Muslims in Germany: How the Presumed Influence of Media Stereotypes on Others Influences Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Muslims

Sommer, Katharina University of Zurich, Switzerland
Kühne, Rinaldo University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2020-7-15

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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. - SAGE Publications. - 2020, p. 107769902092360

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English The study investigates the influence of media stereotypes on the degree of presumed media influence on others and the resulting effects for people’s own attitudes toward a minority. We examine how the presumption of negative effects of media stereotypes on others can lead to a correction of one’s own attitude toward Muslims. In an online experiment, we test the relationship among media stereotyping, presumed media effects, and attitudinal and behavioral consequences. The results show that one’s own attitude toward Muslims is corrected when people presume a negative influence of media stereotypes about Muslims on other people.

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English

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DOI 10.1177/1077699020923602
ISSN 1077-6990

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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/120986

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