Shifting Societal Attitudes: Examining the Effects of Perspective Taking on Attitudes toward and Derogation of the Poor
| Autor: | Jessica L. Wiese, Terry Mitchell, Colleen Loomis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Low income
Derogation Sociology and Political Science Poverty Distancing 050204 development studies Social distance Societal attitudes 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) 1. No poverty 050906 social work Perspective-taking 0502 economics and business 0509 other social sciences 10. No inequality Psychology Social psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Poverty. 23:1-20 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7608 1087-5549 |
| Popis: | People tend to hold negative attitudes about and derogate those in poverty to varying degrees, often relying on indivi-dualistic explanations of poverty that largely ignore systemic sources. This study (N = 208) examined a perspective-taking strategy that could be used to reduce distancing behaviors and negative attitudes toward the poor. Perspective takers distanced less and reported fewer negative attitudes than others. An additional finding was that men (n = 57) were more likely to derogate/distance than women, showed greater agreement with personal deficiency explanations for poverty, and reported stronger stereotypic attitudes toward people who are impoverished. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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