Conditioned emotional responses in racial prejudice

Conger, Anthony J.; Dygdon, Judith A.; Rollock, David

doi:10.1080/01419870.2011.581760

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“…Furthermore, a great number of empirical investigations on this understudied area is deficient on account of "using antiquated and out-dated conceptions of 'work' and 'discrimination'" (Ogbonna & Harris, 2006, p. 380). In other words, existing research is based "on conceptualizations that date back to the 1960s and 1970s, a time when intolerance was more visibly displayed" (Ogbonna & Harris, 2006, p. 380) However, there is a growing consensus that subtly insidious, ambiguously cumulative and chronic forms of racial discrimination are more prevalent in recent times -largely because they manage to fly under the radar by virtue of being deeply entrenched in day-to-day social encounters and interactions (Broudy et al, 2007;Conger et al, 2012;Deitch et al, 2003;Minnotte, 2012;Peters, 2004;Van Laer & Janssens, 2011). For instance, in an interesting study Van Laer & Janssens (2011) highlight the ambiguity that often "involves disempowerment through apparent empowering behavior [sic]," a paradoxical state that leaves the targets of racial discrimination confused as to the nature of prejudice directed at them (Van Laer & Janssens, 2011, p. 1203.…”

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“…While research specific to the harm of racial discrimination at work and fear as an outcome is scant, there is a growing recognition that experiencing discrimination poses a significant threat to the emotional wellbeing of minorities (Bécares et al, 2009;Brondolo et al, 2009b;Broudy et al, 2007;Chao et al, 2014;Harrell et al, 2003;Karlsen & Nazroo, 2004;McCleary-Gaddy & Miller, 2019;Pascoe & Richman, 2009;Peters, 2004;Stevens-Watkins et al, 2014;Szymanski & Meyer, 2008). In this regard, a study by Conger et al (2012) reveals that first-hand experiences with racial discrimination are linked to, among other negative outcomes, elevated levels of fear and anxiety among participants.…”

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The Wretched of the Work: Anger, Fear, and Hopelessness as Impacts of Experiencing Workplace Racism in British Columbia, Canada

Asey

2022

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Drawing inspiration from Frantz Fanon’s work on the colonization of racialized subjects, this article illuminates how racial discrimination impacted the wretched of the work, in reference to a group of racialized civil servants, in primarily White institutions of public service in British Columbia, Canada. Specifically, using data from twenty-five in-depth qualitative interviews, the article presents findings on the affective impacts of workplace racism on this group of participants. In this regard, anger is discussed as internalized, nonviolent and pent-up frustration over oppressive everyday microprocesses that presented significant workplace barriers to racialized workers. Subsequently, fear is outlined as shaped by the lingering concerns on the part of racialized subjects over the very real prospects that their employers could retaliate against participants using any pretext and at any given time. Lastly, hopelessness is explicated as the feeling of disempowerment driven by the belief that workplace inequities would persist irrespective of what participants did to seek equal and respectful treatment at work. Ultimately, through outlining findings as anger, fear, and hopelessness, this article adds to the existing body of scholarship on how workplace racism not only leaves an indelible mark on racialized targets but also why it wreaks havoc in employment relations, further reinforcing existing empirical literature on the debilitating impacts of workplace racism. Lastly, in view of the fact that racialized public servants have received scant research attention, the findings underscore the need for publicly-funded employers to address White supremacy and institutional domination in their midst on a priority basis.

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The Wretched of the Work: Anger, Fear, and Hopelessness as Impacts of Experiencing Workplace Racism in British Columbia, Canada

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2022

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Cosmopolitan encounters: reflexive engagements and the ethics of sharing

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Woodward

Skrbiš

2016

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Learning anxiety in interactions with the outgroup: Towards a learning model of anxiety and stress in intergroup contact

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Harris

Griffin

2015

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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While “knowledge learning” about the outgroup has been regarded as one of the key mechanisms for the contact–prejudice relation since the contact hypothesis’ first inception (Pettigrew & Tropp, 2008), “learning,” more broadly, has rarely been used as an explanatory framework to investigate the consequences of intergroup contact. In this article, we lay the foundation of a learning model of anxiety and stress in ingroup–outgroup interactions. We distinguish between episodic and chronic anxiety responses to the outgroup and recommend investigations on the complexities of their dynamic interplay, as individuals accumulate and dynamically integrate their experiences with the outgroup over time. Through a review of established and emerging psychophysiological and behavioral research of anxiety during ingroup–outgroup interactions, we identify evidence consistent with this dynamic outlook of intergroup contact effects. In this context, we also advance novel and untested predictions for future investigations onto the temporal integration of contact effects during an individual’s lifespan.

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Conditioned emotional responses in racial prejudice

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

The Wretched of the Work: Anger, Fear, and Hopelessness as Impacts of Experiencing Workplace Racism in British Columbia, Canada

The Wretched of the Work: Anger, Fear, and Hopelessness as Impacts of Experiencing Workplace Racism in British Columbia, Canada

Cosmopolitan encounters: reflexive engagements and the ethics of sharing

Learning anxiety in interactions with the outgroup: Towards a learning model of anxiety and stress in intergroup contact

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