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20.5 The processes of stereotyping

It is posited that, in the case of Aborigines, stereotyping
consists of a number of processes, any or all of which may contribute
to the social construction of meaning, the socially constructed ’world’
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with which the individual interacts.

Thus:

2. Aborigines are stereotyped by mainstream society (Process 1)
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2. In tum_j individual Aborigines stereotype Aborigines in
general (Process II)           .

S. Aborigines stereotype non-Aborigines (Process III)

4. They also formulate a view of how Aborigines are stereotyped
by non-Aborigines (Process IV)

5. Aborigines construct typifications of themselves (Process V)

All of this socially constructed knowledge forms a ’world’ with
which individuals interact and establish their identity.

20.6 Structuring of items for stereotyping - Schedule 1

The constitution of Schedule 1, containing items for stereotyping
and the methodology used, is set out on pages 82-83 above.

The items for stereotyping were constructed from four sources:

1. A review of typifications, latent or explicit, in government
policy and legislation

2. A review of historical accounts and contemporary research
relating to the stereotyping of Aboriginal people

3. A review of literature with Aboriginal people as authors

4. Interviews with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people,
conducted in the process of defining the problem to be
researched.

Items from these sources, organized within the framework of the
processes of stereotyping outlined above, are documented in Appendix IX.

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