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Stephanie Reeves, University of Waterloo

Session: When Institutions are Barriers: How Institutional Bias and Contextual Cues Shape Success Among Stigmatized Groups

Today, many mainstream institutions have taken steps to reduce overt prejudice. Why then do inequalities continue? This symposium presents novel experimental and longitudinal research illuminating the sometimes-hidden and surprising ways that cues interact with social identity to undermine or promote/ foster thriving for members of stigmatized or underrepresented group.

This session was held as part of the 2016 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention.