Sociocultural Stereotypes

The question being asked is whether or not there is an age where children become susceptible to sociocultural stereotypes. The background research looked at literature that discusses the process of social identification and acquisition of stereotypes. It suggests potential stages at which self-relevant stereotypes might affect children.
The methods were developed by using eighty one Asian-American girls and seventy Asian-American boys from the Boston area. They were recruited by local Chinese, Korean, and Japanese newspapers and summer programs at Chinatown. The participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Asian identity activated, female/male identity activated, and no identity activated (control) or have not been defined