Relative Deprivation and Intergroup Prejudice

Using three diverse European surveys, we test the relationship between relative deprivation (RD) and anti‐immigrant prejudice. We find that both group relative deprivation (GRD) and individual relative deprivation (IRD) are found primarily among working‐class respondents who are politically alienate...

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Published in:Journal of social issues 2008-06, Vol.64 (2), p.385-401
Main Authors: Pettigrew, Thomas F, Christ, Oliver, Wagner, Ulrich, Meertens, Roel W., Van Dick, Rolf, Zick, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deprivation
Education
European Union
Family income
Group dynamics
Group Identity
Immigrants
Intergroup relations
Level of education
Low income
Noncitizens
Political alienation
Polls & surveys
Prejudice
Public Policy
Relative deprivation
Respondents
Socioeconomic Status
Working class
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Summary:Using three diverse European surveys, we test the relationship between relative deprivation (RD) and anti‐immigrant prejudice. We find that both group relative deprivation (GRD) and individual relative deprivation (IRD) are found primarily among working‐class respondents who are politically alienated. We also find that GRD, but not IRD, serves as a proximal correlate of prejudice. IRD's effects on prejudice are largely mediated through GRD. In addition, GRD partially mediates the effects of such distal predictors of prejudice as education and family income. Finally, blaming the victim mediates in part the GRD link with prejudice. These results lead to a socially situated path model of RD's effects on prejudice with public policy implications.
ISSN:0022-4537
1540-4560
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00567.x