Stereotyping as a mechanism of social perception in the context of intercultural and interethnic interaction

The study presents an analysis of the content of social perception from the perspective of a socio-psychological approach, which considers this phenomenon as a complex process of perception, understanding and evaluation of social objects representing other people, themselves, groups and social communities. The analysis of patterns of perception of social groups as selectivity and design is presented. The paper reveals the structure of social perception in the conditions of interethnic interaction, which allows us to speak about the ethno-cultural features of social perception. One of the psychological mechanisms of social perception, stereotyping, which manifests itself in the process of establishing and maintaining interethnic relations is analyzed. The author pays special attention to the consideration of auto-and-hetero-ethnic stereotypes that reflect the ethno-cultural features of social perception, their formation and acquisition, as well as their positive and negative impact on the perception of their own and other ethno-cultural communities.