Group status drives majority and minority integration preferences |
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Authors: | Hehman Eric Gaertner Samuel L Dovidio John F Mania Eric W Guerra Rita Wilson David C Friel Brian M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA. ehehman@udel.edu |
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Abstract: | This research examined preferences for national- and campus-level assimilative and pluralistic policies among Black and White students under different contexts, as majority- and minority-group members. We targeted attitudes at two universities, one where 85% of the student body is White, and another where 76% of students are Black. The results revealed that when a group constituted the majority, its members generally preferred assimilationist policies, and when a group constituted the minority, its members generally preferred pluralistic policies. The results support a functional perspective: Both majority and minority groups seek to protect and enhance their collective identities. |
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