Diversity Month: Wolfgang Wagner speaks about stereotyping

Led by the Estonian Human Rights Centre, Diversity Month is celebrated in Estonia in May. The University of Tartu takes part in its activities for the first time and celebrates Diversity Month with a series of mini-lectures.

On 11 May at 11:00–11:45, Wolfgang Wagner, visiting professor at the Institute of Psychology of the University of Tartu, speaks about stereotyping. The lecture is delivered in English at Lossi 36–103 (Tartu). All those interested are welcome to register.

Stereotyping the members of a social group is often considered reproducing an unfavourable image of that group. It rarely features a positive image. In any case, stereotypes are often considered biased. However, like in most cases of conflict, there are two sides to the coin of prejudice and stereotyping. In many cases, the stereotype that an outgroup maintains of another group somehow has to do with the group's self-image and identity that the members project outside, and vice versa, in the process of mutual perception.