to intentional control and conscious thought processes (Wittenbrink, Judd, & Park, 1997, 263). Ideological beliefs about equality and fairness, as well as beliefs about the relative importance in our society of the stereotyped category, tend to determine the implicit and explicit applications of stereotypes to behavior toward group members (Wittenbrink, Judd, & Park, 1997). Implicit stereotypic influence may incite aggression in different ways. One way it may have an effect is by creating expectations about victims and perpetrators of aggression. Perceptions of bias may be determined by our images of prototypic perpetrators and victims, based on stereotypical views. This sensitivity to bias, in turn may affect the aggressiveness of ones reactions to prejudice (Inman, & Baron, 1995). Another influence of implicit stereotypes may be related to social roles. Stereotypes based on social roles may be incorrectly attributed to the individuals fulfilling the role. When a group tends to fill a particular role, it is therefore subject to the implicit influence of the stereotypes that are associated with that role (Geis, Brown, Jennings, & Corrado-Taylor, 1996). Since the aggression of individuals and groups often results in harm to the individuals it is directed towards, mitigating this behavior can be an important goal. Aggression between groups may be reduced by the combination of noncompetitive contact and a superordinate goal, valued by both groups, that is attainable only by cooperation, especially when the two groups are of equal status. When their status is unequal however, differences between the groups will remain validated as stereotypes as long as the groups status remains unequal. Therefore, media portrayal of role-reversals in a supportive soci...
