Social Psychology

Areas
I am interested in how people who are stigmatized (devalued) by society cope with the prejudice and discrimination they face. I also study factors that promote or inhibit claims of prejudice by stigmatized people and the expression of prejudice by nonstigmatized people. Examples of current research includes studies of:

• how people with HIV/AIDS cope with the stigma of this illness.
• the relationship of community attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS and perceptions of stigma by people with HIV/AIDS who live in those communities.
• what explains the negative reactions that people have to a stigmatized person (an African American) who says he or she was discriminated against even when the complaint is very justified.
• what influences whether women actively confront sexist behavior in their social interactions.

Laboratory

The Person Environment Zone Projects (PEZ) attempt to better understand how people cope with the stigma of HIV/AIDS.

Representative Publications

• Kaiser, C. R. & Miller, C. T. (2004). A stress and coping perspective on confronting abstract sexism. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 168-178.
• Kaiser, C. R., & Miller, C. T. (2003). Derogating the victim: The interpersonal consequences of blaming events on discrimination. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 6, 227-237.
• Saucier, D. A., & Miller, C. T. (2003). The persuasiveness of racial arguments as a subtle measure of racism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1303-1315.
• Miller, C. T., & Kaiser, C. R. (2001). A theoretical perspective on Coping with stigma. Journal of Social Issues, 56, pp. 73-92.
• Kaiser, C. R., & Miller, C. T. (2001). Stop complaining! The social costs of making attributions to discrimination. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 254-263.
• Miller, C. T., & Major, B. (2000). Coping with prejudice and stigma. In T. Heatherton, R. Kleck, & J. G. Hull (Eds.). The Social Psychology of Stigma, (pp. 243-272). New York: Guilford.
• Miller, C. T., & Downey, K. T. (1999). A meta-analysis of heavyweight and self-esteem. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 68-84.

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