metastereotype

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ stereotype.

Noun

metastereotype (plural metastereotypes)

1. (sociology) A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
   • 2020, Joel T. Nadler, Elora C. Voyles, Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, page 306:

     Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998).