Are racist attitudes related to experiences of racial discrimination? Within sample testing utilising nationally representative survey data.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0330501 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0317 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0049089X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Res
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: New York, NY : Academic Press
      Original Publication: New York, Seminar Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Attitude* ; Ethnicity* ; Minority Groups* ; Psychological Distance* ; Racism*; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Australia ; Culture ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Self Report ; Social Discrimination ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Although the relationship between an individual's racist attitudes and discriminatory behaviours has been widely studied, the association between racist attitudes among perpetrators and experiences of racism among targets has been under-examined. Based on data from the 2001-8 Australian Challenging Racism Project survey, this paper details a novel method to investigate the link between racist attitudes and experiences of discrimination utilising two separate models linked by nomination of cultural or ethnic groups who do not fit into Australian society (i.e., out-groups). Those identified as out-groups were more likely to report experiences of discrimination than those who were not nominated as out-groups. Overall, out-group nomination by those with racist attitudes strongly predict experiences of discrimination among these same target out-groups, OR=2.2, F(6, 12,348)=78.61, p<.001. Racist attitudes are related to racist behaviours among perpetrators that are, in turn, related to experiences of racial discrimination among targets. This study demonstrates that attitudes not only affect majority group behaviour but also drive the resulting experiences of discrimination for minority group members.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Australia; Discrimination; Methods; Prejudice; Racist attitudes; Self-report
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20140611 Date Completed: 20160105 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.05.002
    • Accession Number:
      24913953