Groomers and Trigger-Happy Thugs? Public Sector Stereotypes of Teachers and Police Officers

Szydlowski, G; Mousseau, V; Charbonneau, É

Groomers and Trigger-Happy Thugs? Public Sector Stereotypes of Teachers and Police Officers

Szydlowski, G Mousseau, V

Charbonneau, É

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Publisher:: Wiley
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Canadian Public Administration, 2025, 68, (2), pp. 309-329
Issue Date:: 2025-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Szydlowski, G
dc.contributor.author	Mousseau, V https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6750-1139
dc.contributor.author	Charbonneau, É
dc.date.accessioned	2026-08-03T02:35:37Z
dc.date.available	2026-08-03T02:35:37Z
dc.date.issued	2025-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Canadian Public Administration, 2025, 68, (2), pp. 309-329
dc.identifier.issn	0008-4840
dc.identifier.issn	1754-7121
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195881
dc.description.abstract	In an era where memes and social media cross national borders, stereotypes can jump from one country to another. We tested the level of support for two public sector stereotypes from the United States in one Canadian province. A representative sample of 3,510 Quebecers answered questions about their public sector stereotypes, for teachers (n = 1,494) and police officers (n = 1,516). Although the support for the teacher as a groomer and police officers as trigger-happy is lower and less polarized than in the original studies in the United States, the profiles of citizens who support these stereotypes are similar.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Canadian Public Administration
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/capa.70019
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration
dc.subject.classification	4407 Policy and administration
dc.subject.classification	4408 Political science
dc.title	Groomers and Trigger-Happy Thugs? Public Sector Stereotypes of Teachers and Police Officers
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	68
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2026-08-03T02:35:35Z
pubs.issue	2
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	68
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Abstract:

In an era where memes and social media cross national borders, stereotypes can jump from one country to another. We tested the level of support for two public sector stereotypes from the United States in one Canadian province. A representative sample of 3,510 Quebecers answered questions about their public sector stereotypes, for teachers (n = 1,494) and police officers (n = 1,516). Although the support for the teacher as a groomer and police officers as trigger-happy is lower and less polarized than in the original studies in the United States, the profiles of citizens who support these stereotypes are similar.

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