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Discrimination and attitude function: Immigrants vs. other groups

Discrimination and attitude function: Immigrants vs. other groups
Discrimination and attitude function: Immigrants vs. other groups
The research tested the hypothesis that discrimination against immigrants is more strongly endorsed and ideologically justified than discrimination that is directed at many other outgroups. To test this hypothesis, we developed a measure that asked participants to imagine that they were being asked to choose between two candidates who possessed similar qualifications, except for one distinguishing characteristic. The distinguishing characteristic included nationality (British vs. Immigrant), race (White vs. Black), and height (tall vs. short) among others (e.g., age, sexual preference). As expected, results indicated stronger discrimination against immigrant candidates and that respondents often justified this discrimination by appealing to personal values.
Maio, Gregory R.
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Luke, Michele A.
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Bernard, Mark
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Maio, Gregory R.
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Luke, Michele A.
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Bernard, Mark
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Maio, Gregory R., Luke, Michele A. and Bernard, Mark (1999) Discrimination and attitude function: Immigrants vs. other groups. International Conference on Immigrants and Immigration, Toronto, Canada.

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Abstract

The research tested the hypothesis that discrimination against immigrants is more strongly endorsed and ideologically justified than discrimination that is directed at many other outgroups. To test this hypothesis, we developed a measure that asked participants to imagine that they were being asked to choose between two candidates who possessed similar qualifications, except for one distinguishing characteristic. The distinguishing characteristic included nationality (British vs. Immigrant), race (White vs. Black), and height (tall vs. short) among others (e.g., age, sexual preference). As expected, results indicated stronger discrimination against immigrant candidates and that respondents often justified this discrimination by appealing to personal values.

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Published date: 1 January 1999
Venue - Dates: International Conference on Immigrants and Immigration, Toronto, Canada, 1999-01-01

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Local EPrints ID: 71268
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/71268
PURE UUID: 6fce2ed3-f756-4124-80ed-2f712f9b2336

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Date deposited: 12 Dec 2009
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 17:08

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Author: Gregory R. Maio
Author: Michele A. Luke
Author: Mark Bernard

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