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The relation between societal factors and different forms of prejudice: A cross-national approach on target-specific and generalized prejudice.
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Social Science Research . Jan2016, Vol. 55, p1-15. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The goal of this paper was to investigate the generalizability of prejudice across contexts by analyzing associations between different types of prejudice in a cross-national perspective and by investigating the relation between country-specific contextual factors and target-specific prejudices. Relying on the European Social Survey (2008), results indicated that prejudices were indeed positively associated, confirming the existence of a generalized prejudice component. Next to substantial cross-national differences in associational strength, also within country variance in target-specific associations was observed. This suggested that the motivations for prejudice largely vary according to the intergroup context. Two aspects of the intergroup context – economic conditions and cultural values – showed to be related to generalized and target-specific components of prejudice. Future research on prejudice and context should take an integrative approach that considers both the idea of generalized and specific prejudice simultaneously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0049089X
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Science Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111488581
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.09.009