Sociology of Prejudice and Threat

Prejudice in verbal interaction

by Susan Condor

Existing social psychological perspectives tend to overlook the fact that public expressions of racial, ethnic or... more Existing social psychological perspectives tend to overlook the fact that public expressions of racial, ethnic or national prejudice normally constitute collaborative accomplishments, the product of joint action between a number of individuals. Awareness of the inherently dialogical character of prejudiced talk affords appreciation of the ways in which expressions of ethnic or racial antipathy need not simply be used to display a speaker’s private attitudes or to defend a group position, but may also be oriented to the local context of talk in action. Recognizably prejudiced talk may be used to claim the floor, to bully, to amuse, to shock, to display intimacy and solidarity, to mark a variety of personal and social identities or to key the informal, backstage, character of a social encounter. The fact that prejudiced talk can be intricately woven through the delicate choreography of everyday sociability may greatly complicate any attempts to challenge it.

" Mightier than the Sword": A Look at Proverbial Prejudice

by Lynne Ronesi

Social Tolerance in Slovenia and Europe: A Comparative and Longitudinal Analysis [Netolerantnost v Sloveniji in Evropi: Primerjalna in longitudinalna analiza].

by Andrej Kirbis

Co-authored with Flere, S., & Tavčar Krajnc, M. (2012). Accepted for publication in Druzboslovne razprave.

Our study draws upon postmodernization theory to examine and compare social tolerance of Slovenes and Europeans toward... more Our study draws upon postmodernization theory to examine and compare social tolerance of Slovenes and Europeans toward nine minority groups. We analyzed 44 representative national samples in European Values Study (2008) and Slovenian Public Opinion data. In 2008 Slovenes were most intolerant toward drug addicts, heavy drinkers, and Romas, who remain the least desired ethnoreligious group in Slovenia and Europe. Multilevel regression model showed that at the cross-country level higher intolerance was predicted only by lower levels of socioeconomic development, but not by other macrovariables. Significant predictors at the individual level proved to be education, household income, age and religiosity. In Slovenia during the 1992–2008 period levels of intolerance toward lifestyle minorities have remained at the similar level, while xenophobia has decreased.

The prevalence of typical dream themes challenges the specificity of the threat simulation theory (2000)

by Tore Nielsen

La critica dei pregiudizi sui migranti come strategia contro le discriminazioni razziali

by Federico Oliveri

published in Th. Casadei (ed.), Lessico delle discriminazioni. Tra società, diritto e istituzioni, Diabasis, Reggio Emilia, 2008.

Il sistema delle nuove discriminazioni razziali. Politiche europee dell'immigrazione e pregiudizi sui migranti

by Federico Oliveri

published in "notizie di Politeia", XXV, 96, 2009, pp. 113-119.

«Io non sono razzista, ma…» Dalla critica del pregiudizio alla critica del modello di sviluppo

by Federico Oliveri

published in I. Possenti (ed.), Intercultura, nuovi razzismi e migrazioni, Pisa, Plus, 2009, pp. 45-64.

Should Whites be Held Responsible for Their Racial Prejudice? An Alternate Analysis of White Racism

by Walter Edward Hart

My thesis is that individual whites are not solely responsible for their racial prejudice rather they are a product of... more My thesis is that individual whites are not solely responsible for their racial prejudice rather they are a product of a racially prejudiced culture that has embedded negative racial ideology in all parts of its system. This paper is an attempt at viewing systematic racism holistically in order to properly understand how all parts of a bureaucratic culture function to reinforce ideological paradigms.

Old-Fashioned and Modern Homonegativity within an American College Student Sample

by Eric Anthony Grollman

Grollman, Eric Anthony. 2008. “Old-Fashioned and Modern Homonegativity within an American College Student Sample.” UMBC Review: Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works 9: 76-101.

Using a Canadian sample, Melanie A. Morrison and Todd G. Morrison (2002) found support for the distinction between... more Using a Canadian sample, Melanie A. Morrison and Todd G. Morrison (2002) found support for the distinction between old-fashioned homonegativity, defined as “prejudice rooted in traditional religious and moral beliefs and misconceptions about homosexuality” (p. 17), and modern homonegativity, which includes more abstract concerns about lesbian and gay rights as well as discrimination against lesbians and gay men. This study sought to determine whether empirical support exists for this distinction within an American undergraduate sample (n = 702). Factoral support was found for this distinction, yet questions were raised about the theoretical basis of this distinction. This study also assessed the relationship between attitudes and behaviors toward lesbians and gay men, and determined differences in attitudes and behaviors among various demographic groups.

Conceptualization and Assessment of Homonegativity

by Eric Anthony Grollman

Co-authored with Professor Ilsa L. Lottes (University of Maryland Baltimore County).

The goals of this research include highlighting problematic issues of conceptualization and measurement with respect... more The goals of this research include highlighting problematic issues of conceptualization and measurement with respect to research examining homonegativity. Using a sample of nearly 650 university students, we test hypotheses of M. A. Morrison and Morrison (2002) who claim that old-fashioned and modern homonegativity are statistically distinct domains and that university students endorse a higher degree of modern than old-fashioned homonegativity. In addition, we examine relationships between reported negative and positive behaviors involving lesbians and gay men and degrees of modern and old-fashioned homonegativity. Factor analyses did not support the distinctiveness of the two homonegativity domains, and only 16% of the sample endorsed a higher degree of modern compared with old-fashioned homonegativity. Findings are discussed with respect to their implications for future research.

Assessing the existence of social distance and factors that affect its magnitude at a southern university

by J. Vincent Nix