Effects of Undergoing Arbitrary Discrimination Upon Subsequent Attitudes Toward a Minority Group1

Autor: Michael Jay Weiner, Frances E. Wright
Rok vydání: 1973
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 3:94-102
ISSN: 1559-1816
0021-9029
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1973.tb01298.x
Popis: The purpose of the experiment was to test the hypothesis that having been both the object of prejudice and discrimination and the discriminator, a child will be less likely to hold prejudiced beliefs and exhibit discriminatory behavior toward a minority group. A 3rd-grade class was randomly divided into Orange and Green people. On Day I, Orange children were “superior” and Green children were “inferior”. On Day II, statuses were rcvcrsed. On Day III and again 2 weeks later, the experimental class was significantly more likely to desire a picnic with a group of Black children and held less-prejudiced beliefs when compared to the Control. The manipulation did not affect performance on Days I and II.
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