Definitional boundaries of discrimination: Tools for deciding what constitutes discrimination (and what doesn't)
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چکیده
What counts as discrimination? Sometimes an event has to be a deliberate act of hate before it is described discrimination. “discrimination” can include much more subtle actions (e.g., microaggressions). There good evidence that “what counts” discrimination mired in controversy, uncertainty, or ambivalence. We present novel approach bridges sociocultural and social cognitive accounts “discrimination.” Definitional boundaries are the widely shared, common sense rules people deploy when arguing whether constitutes not emphasis on personality alleged perpetrator; importance intention; claims problem small and/or mostly limited past). These culturally situated but also deployed by individuals specific local contexts. introduce 15-item measure extent which participants deploying broader narrower definitional (DBDs). demonstrate convergent discriminant validity (Study 1); who narrow DBDs less likely make attributions 2); participants' predict judgments for some intergroup contexts others 3), identify racialized majorities have significantly racism compared minorities 4). conclude with suggestions about how could used future research.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Social Psychology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1559-1816', '0021-9029']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12902