Ethnic identity and racial attitudes in a minority group of mixed racial origin
Date
2003
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Smith T.B.
Stratton J.
Stones C.R.
Naidoo A.
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Limited information exists on the racial attitudes and ethnic identities of groups of mixed racial origin. The present research tested the hypotheses that the construct of ethnic identity is valid among such groups and that ethnic identity is related to out-group prejudice, as predicted by social identity theory. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, the Anti-White Scale, and the Subtle Racism Scale were administered to 70 South Africans of mixed racial descent, the so-called Coloureds. A factor analysis supported the structural validity of the 12-item measure of ethnic identity with this sample, but correlations between scales did not support the prediction that group identity would be positively associated with out-group prejudice. Group identity was positively related .27 to positive attitudes toward Whites consistent with the tenets of social dominance theory.
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adult, aged, article, attitude, ethnic group, female, human, male, middle aged, minority group, perception, psychological aspect, questionnaire, self concept, social dominance, social psychology, Adult, Aged, Attitude, Ethnic Groups, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Prejudice, Questionnaires, Self Concept, Social Dominance, Social Perception
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Psychological Reports
92
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92
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