Social factors and responses to racial discrimination

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Psychology

Volume

126

Publication Date

1992

First Page

631

Last Page

638

Abstract

We examined the impact of gender and religious affiliation on willingness to confront racial discrimination committed by three categories of persons, authority figures, strangers, and peers. American students were presented scenarios in which discrimination occurred and expressed their degree of willingness to challenge the discrimination. Women expressed more willingness than men, and nonfundamentalists were more likely than fundamentalists to challenge discrimination. Nonfundamentalists were, in particular, more willing than fundamentalists to confront authority figures engaging in discrimination. All respondents were most likely to confront a stranger and least likely to challenge a peer.

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