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Prejudice, Social Dominance, and Similarity among People who Favor Integration of Minorities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Carmen Martínez ,
José Saiz  and
Josefa Angosto
Carmen Martínez*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
José Saiz
Affiliation:
Universidad de la Frontera (Chile)
Josefa Angosto
Affiliation:
CARM- SEF (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Carmen Martínez. Universidad de Murcia - Psiquiatría y psicología social. 30100. Murcia (Spain). E-mail: martinez.carmen@um.es
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Abstract

This study examines differences in prejudice, perceived similarity, and social dominance in members of the majority who favor integration as a means of minority acculturation. A total of 342 non-Gypsy Spanish participants filled out a questionnaire about their relationship to one of three outgroups: Maghrebians, Gypsies, and Latin Americans. Hierarchical cluster analysis showed that a three-cluster solution was most fitting for every outgroup. ANOVAs applied to the three clusters indicated significant differences in prejudice, perceived similarity, and social dominance. Referring to Gypsies the largest effect size was observed in manifest prejudice (η2 = .63), in Maghrebians, the largest effect size was observed in subtle prejudice (η2 =.77), while for Latin Americans, perceived similarity had the largest effect size η2 ( = .60). The results reveal a need to modify existing measures of integration; we recommend using questionnaires to measure behaviors that members of the majority would be willing to implement.

Keywords

minoritiesintegrationprejudicesimilaritysocial dominance
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 19 , 2016 , E16
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2016 

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