Does race matter? The determinants and consequences of self-reports of discrimination victimization

Herring, Cedric; Thomas, Melvin E.; Durr, Marlese; Horton, Hayward Derrick

doi:10.1016/s1090-9524(99)80040-0

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“…Our results tend to support previous work that shows ethnic minorities experience higher levels of victimization than majority groups (e.g., Gabriel, 1999;Herring et al, 1998;Meston, Heiman, Trapnell, & Carlin, 1999;Sparks et al, 1977, Weitzer & Tuch, 1999. This may be because ethnic minorities are not integrating into the Cypriot community.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Research also shows that ethnic minorities are victimized more frequently than nationals (Gabriel, 1999), and in some cases, this is more than twice the national average (Herring, Thomas, Durr, & Horton, 1998). Thus, if negative attitudes toward police performance are related to levels of victimization and ethnic minorities experience higher rates of victimization, it is only to be expected that ethnic minorities would hold more negative perceptions of the police.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Comparison of Attitudes to the Police Between Greek Cypriots and Ethnic Minorities Living in Cyprus

Zalaf

Wood

2009

International Criminal Justice Review

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The attitudes of 66 ethnic minorities and 152 Cypriots toward the police were examined according to age, experience of criminal victimization, and race. Questions were based on the British Crime Survey (BCS) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and were translated into Greek. Results showed low levels of experience of possession crime and crime against the person in Cypriots and ethnic minorities, with no difference in these experiences between the two groups. Attitudes to the police were predicted by age and ethnicity with younger participants and Cypriots holding more negative attitudes than older participants and ethnic minorities. Victimization experience did not predict attitudes. Some victims of crime, who had not reported the crime to the police, stated that their reasons for not doing so were because of their lack of trust in the police’s ability to do something about the incident. Discussion centers on reasons why differences in attitudes toward the police might exist and the implications of the findings for the Cypriot police force in terms of public relations.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comparison of Attitudes to the Police Between Greek Cypriots and Ethnic Minorities Living in Cyprus

Zalaf

Wood

2009

International Criminal Justice Review

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“…This pattern holds when African American respondents are asked about their personal experiences with racial discrimination in particular (i.e., without attribution; Broman et al 2000; Brown 2001; Din-Dzietham et al 2004; Hausmann et al 2008; Weitzer and Tuch 1999; Welch et al 2001; Williams and Chung 1996) and when asked about personal discrimination more generally (Barnes et al 2004; Forman et al 1997; Herring et al 1998; Ifatunji and Forman 2006; Sigelman and Welch 1991). Adjusting these estimates for relevant social background factors does not account for this pattern (Forman et al 1997; Herring et al 1998; Sigelman and Welch 1991).…”

Section: Background On Perceived Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Even though African American women and men are equally likely to believe that discrimination remains a problem for African Americans, African American men report more personal experiences with discrimination than African American women (Barnes et al 2004; Broman et al 2000; Brown 2001; Din-Dzietham et al 2004; Forman et al 1997; Herring et al 1998; Ifatunji and Forman 2006; Sigelman and Welch 1991; Weitzer and Tuch 1999; Welch et al 2001; Williams and Chung 1996). This pattern holds when African American respondents are asked about their personal experiences with racial discrimination in particular (i.e., without attribution; Broman et al 2000; Brown 2001; Din-Dzietham et al 2004; Hausmann et al 2008; Weitzer and Tuch 1999; Welch et al 2001; Williams and Chung 1996) and when asked about personal discrimination more generally (Barnes et al 2004; Forman et al 1997; Herring et al 1998; Ifatunji and Forman 2006; Sigelman and Welch 1991). Adjusting these estimates for relevant social background factors does not account for this pattern (Forman et al 1997; Herring et al 1998; Sigelman and Welch 1991).…”

Section: Background On Perceived Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Explanation for the Gender Gap in Perceptions of Discrimination among African Americans

Ifatunji

Harnois

2015

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Studies indicate that African American men report more personal experiences with discrimination than do African American women. According to the subordinate male target hypothesis, this gender difference reflects an underlying reality in which African American men are the primary targets of anti-Black discrimination. From the perspective of intersectionality theory, African American women and men experience racial discrimination differently; and therefore greater reports of discrimination among African American men might be a result of measurement bias that favors the experiences of African American men vis-à-vis African American women. To assess these perspectives, the authors analyze data from the 1995 Detroit Area Study and the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life. The authors use multiple-group confirmatory factor analytic models with latent means and categorical outcomes to observe the degree to which gender bias in measurement accounts for disparities in perceived discrimination among African American women and men. The results show that gender bias in the measures most often used to assess unfair treatment in social surveys is responsible for the gender gap in certain kinds of perceived discrimination among African Americans. Measures of everyday discrimination are mostly gender balanced, but measurement bias is responsible for a large portion of the gap in perceptions of major life discrimination and the entire gap when major life discrimination is attributed to race. The results highlight the importance of intersectionality theory for assessing discrimination, and the authors argue that revisions in the measurement of perceived discrimination are required to better reflect the experiences of African American women.

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“…Most African Americans, irrespective of their class position, would suggest that they have had some experience with racism because we live in a racist society (Herring et al, 1999). They bring to the table these lived experiences.…”

Section: Critical Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

From Affirmative Action to Diversity: Toward a Critical Diversity Perspective

Herring

Henderson

2011

Critical Sociology

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This article provides an overview of changes in the discourse about inclusion as it has evolved from debates about affirmative action to various notions of diversity. The article seeks movement away from 'colorblind diversity' and 'segregated diversity' toward a 'critical diversity' that examines all forms of social inequality, oppression, and stratification that revolve around issues of difference. It lays out concrete strategies for doing so: (1) target goods and resources to excluded people; (2) advocate an expansive notion of diversity, but seek out distributive justice that will serve to assist 'disprivileged' groups; (3) shift resources away from privileged groups, especially when invoking the rhetoric of diversity; (4) reconnect diversity to affirmative action and the need to offset historical and ongoing racial and gender discrimination, segregation, and bias; (5) remind people that diversity is consistent with legal compliance; and (6) demonstrate to organizational members that diversity is institutionally beneficial.

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Does race matter? The determinants and consequences of self-reports of discrimination victimization

Cited by 10 publications

References 16 publications

A Comparison of Attitudes to the Police Between Greek Cypriots and Ethnic Minorities Living in Cyprus

A Comparison of Attitudes to the Police Between Greek Cypriots and Ethnic Minorities Living in Cyprus

An Explanation for the Gender Gap in Perceptions of Discrimination among African Americans

From Affirmative Action to Diversity: Toward a Critical Diversity Perspective

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