PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Symbolic Racism, Aversive Racism, Protestant Work Ethic
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From katz & braly to civil rights, and beyond. Researchers obtained their first view of content of racial stereotypes that caucasians held about african americans from katz& braly study: white college students were asked to indicate whether various traits (84 in all) described. Caucasians or african americans & very positive views of caucasians: few respondents willing to attribute positive attributes to african americans & negative attributes to caucasians. Over the years data indicate that these attitudes have become less negative & increasingly positive. Changes in social, legal & political climate of u. s seem to correspond to changes in. Caucasians" self-reported stereotypes of african americans: white america has indeed reduced its negative views of & prejudice toward african. Americans, however there is compelling evidence to suggest that extent to this attitude & prejudice change is not dramatic as once believed. Some have questioned adjective-checklist procedure of katz & braly as a misleading measure of the stereotyping landscape: niemann et al.
