Separating Class and Ethnic Prejudice: A Study of North African and European Jews in Israel

The coincidence of minority ethnic status and low socioeconomic status makes it difficult to separate class and ethnic prejudice. We have designed a survey experiment in which class, ethnicity, and other relevant factors could be experimentally manipulated, separated, and controlled. The procedure i...

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Published in:Social psychology quarterly 1991-12, Vol.54 (4), p.287-298
Main Authors: Schwartz, Sharon, Link, Bruce G., Dohrenwend, Bruce P., Naveh, Guedalia, Levav, Itzhak, Shrout, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ashkenazi Jews
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Class Relations
Classism
Desire
Ethnic groups
Ethnic Relations
Ethnicity
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Israel
Jewish people
Jewish peoples
Jews
Low income groups
Methodological Problems
Minority & ethnic groups
Prejudice
Prejudices
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Research universities
Social classes
Social distance
Social psychology
Social research
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:The coincidence of minority ethnic status and low socioeconomic status makes it difficult to separate class and ethnic prejudice. We have designed a survey experiment in which class, ethnicity, and other relevant factors could be experimentally manipulated, separated, and controlled. The procedure involves presenting hypothetical situations or vignettes to respondents for their reactions. We conducted a study using this vignette experiment in a social setting where there has been considerable debate about the existence of ethnic prejudice. Using a sample of first-generation Israeli Jews of North African and European parentage, this vignette experiment shows that ethnicity influences the desire for social distance even when socioeconomic characteristics are explicitly controlled.
ISSN:0190-2725
1939-8999
DOI:10.2307/2786842