Role-taking is the process of mentally and affectively placing the self in the position of another, understanding the world from the other’s perspective. Role-taking serves an expressive function within interpersonal interaction, supporting others to pursue instrumental tasks that are recognized, valued, and rewarded. In the present work, we compare role-taking accuracy between white women and black women across status-varying interactional arrangements. Data for this study come from a series of two laboratory experiments. Experiment 1 establishes racial differences in white and black women’s role-taking accuracy, showing that women of color are significantly more attuned to others within social encounters. Experiment 2 implements an intervention to undermine racial disparities in role-taking accuracy, showing that expressive labors equalize when black women are empowered within the social structure. Findings highlight the entwinement of status structures with interpersonal processes while demonstrating the efficacy and value of structural reforms.

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女性角色扮演准确性的种族差异：地位的重要性

角色扮演是在精神上和情感上将自己置于另一个人的位置，从另一个人的角度理解世界的过程。角色扮演在人际交往中发挥表达功能，支持他人追求被认可、重视和奖励的工具性任务。在目前的工作中，我们比较了白人女性和黑人女性在不同地位的互动安排中角色扮演的准确性。这项研究的数据来自一系列的两个实验室实验。实验 1 确定了白人和黑人女性角色扮演准确性的种族差异，表明有色人种女性在社交场合中更能适应他人。实验 2 实施了一项干预措施，以消除角色扮演准确性方面的种族差异，表明当黑人女性在社会结构中被赋予权力时，表现力的劳动就变得平等了。调查结果强调了地位结构与人际关系过程的交织，同时证明了结构改革的有效性和价值。