Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates
Immigrants and racial minorities continue to face hiring discrimination. The current study examined the influence of accent, race, as well as perceived Americanness on hiring evaluations. White US adults (N = 375) were randomly assigned to one of six conditions based on two factors: (a) accent (stan...
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| description | Immigrants and racial minorities continue to face hiring discrimination. The current study examined the influence of accent, race, as well as perceived Americanness on hiring evaluations. White US adults (N = 375) were randomly assigned to one of six conditions based on two factors: (a) accent (standard versus foreign) and (b) race (White, Black, and Asian). Accented speakers were perceived to be less American and were subsequently less likely to be hired. However, this effect was stronger or only emerged for White and Black candidates. The perception and evaluation of the Asian candidate were not explained by perceived Americanness. Implications for being perceived as American are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad1c33213d4649b0b8b6ba0d26ce06de2025-02-02T15:49:15ZengSciendoPsychology of Language and Communication2083-85062024-01-012819111210.58734/plc-2024-0005Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidatesNguyen Tuong-Vy C.0Wellman Joseph D.11Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, United States1Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, United StatesImmigrants and racial minorities continue to face hiring discrimination. The current study examined the influence of accent, race, as well as perceived Americanness on hiring evaluations. White US adults (N = 375) were randomly assigned to one of six conditions based on two factors: (a) accent (standard versus foreign) and (b) race (White, Black, and Asian). Accented speakers were perceived to be less American and were subsequently less likely to be hired. However, this effect was stronger or only emerged for White and Black candidates. The perception and evaluation of the Asian candidate were not explained by perceived Americanness. Implications for being perceived as American are discussed.https://doi.org/10.58734/plc-2024-0005accentprejudice and discriminationhiringethnicitysocial categorization |
| spellingShingle | Nguyen Tuong-Vy C. Wellman Joseph D. Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates Psychology of Language and Communication accent prejudice and discrimination hiring ethnicity social categorization |
| title | Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| title_full | Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| title_fullStr | Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| title_short | Prototypically American: The influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| title_sort | prototypically american the influence of accent and race on evaluation of job candidates |
| topic | accent prejudice and discrimination hiring ethnicity social categorization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.58734/plc-2024-0005 |
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