The Development and Validation of a Subtle Racism Scale in South Africa

Duckitt, John

doi:10.1177/008124639102100406

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“…Most theoretical and empirical work on modern prejudice originated in the USA (e.g., Henry & Sears, 2002;Kinder, 1986;McConahay, 1986;McConahay & Hough, 1976), with some having been conducted in Europe (e.g., Akrami, Ekehammar, & Araya, 2000;Pettigrew & Meertens, 1995) and South Africa (Duckitt, 1991). In an Australian study, found that although factor analysis showed that the two constructs were separable, the two forms of prejudice were moderately correlated.…”

Section: A New Attitudes Toward Indigenous Australians Scalementioning

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Attitudes toward Indigenous Australians: the role of empathy and guilt

Pedersen

Beven

Walker

et al. 2004

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Previous research in Perth, Western Australia, finds a disturbing amount of prejudice against Indigenous Australians. At the forefront of much prejudice research has been the distinction between old‐fashioned and modern prejudice. We constructed an Attitude Toward Indigenous Australians scale from items originating from qualitative data. We found that negative attitudes were predicted by collective guilt about past and present wrongs to Indigenous Australians (collective guilt directly linked to Indigenous issues, as well as collective guilt generally). Negative attitudes were also predicted by a lack of empathy for Indigenous Australians, and affective perspective taking generally. Socio‐demographics (e.g. a lack of education) predicted negative attitudes, which indicate the necessity of taking both social‐psychological and socio‐demographic factors into account when examining the nature of prejudice. A number of practical implications arise from these findings. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: A New Attitudes Toward Indigenous Australians Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes toward Indigenous Australians: the role of empathy and guilt

Pedersen

Beven

Walker

et al. 2004

Community & Applied Soc Psy

143

126

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“…The Subtle Racism Scale (SRS; Duckitt, 1991Duckitt, , 1993 evaluates acceptance of inter-racial contact and the aspiration for equal status among all races (example item: ''If all races mixed freely, they would certainly live in peace''). The Anti-White Scale (AWS; Duckitt & Farre, 1994) was used to assess prejudice against White participation in the social, economic, and political contexts of South Africa and the perceived necessity for Whites to suffer retribution for the wrongs of Apartheid (example item: ''The history of this country shows that most Whites do not deserve to be treated with respect'').…”

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The association of racial attitudes and spiritual beliefs in post-apartheid South Africa

Smith

Stones

Peck

et al. 2007

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Previous research has investigated the complex association between religious beliefs and racism. Many studies have found that fundamentalist religious beliefs are positively associated with racial prejudice among European and European American populations. However, few studies have examined whether this association is found in other cultures or whether the association also characterizes spiritual beliefs. Data from 493 South African university students from three racial backgrounds revealed significant differences among the groups. A positive association between fundamentalism and racial prejudice was found among participants, but general spiritual beliefs were negatively associated with racist attitudes. The results emphasize the need to address contextual factors that influence the association between religious beliefs and racism within a given culture.

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“…The Subtle Racism Scale (Duckitt, 1990(Duckitt, , 1991a) was used to assess racial prejudice. Duckitt (1990Duckitt ( , 1991a has reported adequate reliability and validity for the scale.…”

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“…The Subtle Racism Scale (Duckitt, 1990(Duckitt, , 1991a) was used to assess racial prejudice. Duckitt (1990Duckitt ( , 1991a has reported adequate reliability and validity for the scale. Moreover, the scale is suitable for use with students because it is worded so as "not to be regarded as offensive or socially undesirable by liberal and sophisticated subjects" (Duckitt, 1990, p. 218).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%