Stereotype threat was a “popular theory” because it fit the social and political presuppositions that were fashionable at the time. It’s almost always wise to be skeptical of political fashions or new social science findings even on their own; new social science findings that match political fashions are doubly questionable.
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Stereotype threat was a “popular theory” because it fit the social and political presuppositions that were fashionable at the time. It’s almost always wise to be skeptical of political fashions or new social science findings even on their own; new social science findings that match political fashions are doubly questionable.