Whites' perceptions of discrimination against Blacks: The influence of common identity
Whites' perceptions of discrimination against Blacks: The influence of common identity
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jesp.2013.04.008
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Dovidio, John F.
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作者:
Banfield, Jillian C.;Dovidio, John F.
The present research, consisting of three experiments, examined how different ways of representing the group identities of White and Black Americans affect Whites' recognition of discrimination against a Black person and their willingness to protest on behalf of that person. In Experiment 1 we predicted and found that inducing a common-group representation (as Americans), compared to a condition that emphasized separate racial-group identities, reduced Whites' recognition of subtle discrimination. This pattern was reversed under external threat. In Experiment 2, common identity reduced recognition of discrimination that was subtle, but not blatant. In addition, although a common-group identity did not facilitate Whites' willingness to protest blatant discrimination in Experiments 2 and 3, in Experiment 3 inducing a dual identity, which emphasizes both subgroup differences and a common-group representation, did. We discuss the implications of the results for when common- and dual-identity representations foster action on behalf of a minority group. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.