Essentialism Promotes Racial Prejudice by Increasing Endorsement of Social Hierarchies
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Essentialism Promotes Racial Prejudice by Increasing Endorsement of Social Hierarchies
Why do essentialist beliefs promote prejudice? We proposed that essentialist beliefs increase prejudice toward Black people because they imply that existing social hierarchies reflect a naturally occurring structure. We tested this hypothesis in three studies (N 1⁄4 621). Study 1 revealed that racial essentialism was associated with increased prejudice toward Blacks among both White and Black a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Psychological and Personality Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1948-5506,1948-5514
DOI: 10.1177/1948550617707020