| Abstrakt: |
This study examined patronizing communication in the law enforcement/civilian intergroup context, complementing previous research designs in this area with additional of degrees of patronization, varying the patronizer by manipulating physical appearance, and also by varying the person who is patronized by including two distinct subtypes within a vignette. By examining patronizing communication in these expanded ways, this study aimed to determine which variables in verbal (language) and nonverbal (appearance) communication may most likely yield effects in an interaction, and thus maintain negative stereotypes. In this vignette study, 426 students rated a conversation in which an older person was patronized, or not patronized, at two degrees of magnitude by a police officer. Appearances of the patronizer/ee were factorially varied. While degree of patronization was linearly related to attributions afforded both social targets, it was predictably negative for the patronizer, yet surprisingly positive for the recipient. Results are discussed in terms of the Communication Predicament of Aging (Ryan, Giles, Bartolucci, & Henwood, 1986) and Communication Enhancement of Aging (Ryan, Meredith, MacLean, & Orange, 1995) models, and directions for future research are explored. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
