What kinds of stereotypes are evoked when employers review a job application from a 55-year-old Arab woman? Most previous research on stereotypes has focused on single demographic group categories (e.g., race or gender) rather than on their combinations, even though people inevitably belong to multiple group categories simultaneously. The current study examines how different combinations of demographic group categories (ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and age) are perceived in the context of the workplace, with a focus on two fundamental dimensions of social perception: warmth and competence. The results reveal interesting interactions among the studied demographic group categories such that when stigmatized group categories are added to one another, it does not necessarily produce additive negative effects on warmth and competence perceptions. Rather, one category that is perceived negatively in isolation (e.g., homosexuality) can offset the negative impact of another stigmatized category (e.g., Arab ethnicity). Practical implications for stereotyping and discrimination in the workplace are discussed.

当雇主审查一名 55 岁阿拉伯妇女的工作申请时，会引起什么样的刻板印象？大多数先前关于刻板印象的研究都集中在单一的人口群体类别（例如，种族或性别）而不是它们的组合，即使人们不可避免地同时属于多个群体类别。当前的研究调查了在工作场所如何看待不同的人口群体类别（种族、性别、性取向和年龄）组合，重点关注社会感知的两个基本维度：热情和能力。结果揭示了所研究的人口群体类别之间有趣的相互作用，这样当被污名化的群体类别相互添加时，它不一定会对热情和能力感知产生附加的负面影响。相反，孤立地被视为负面的一个类别（例如，同性恋）可以抵消另一个被污名化的类别（例如，阿拉伯种族）的负面影响。讨论了工作场所陈规定型观念和歧视的实际影响。