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ROELW. MEERTENS
THOMASF. PETTIGREW
Results
4. Since some of the alternatives are not mutually exclusive, more than one response was
allowed. The respondents averaged 1.6 responses each.
Correlations
Partial
Blatant-
Subtlewith
Blatant- Conservatism Blatant- Subtle-
Subtle Controlled Conservatism Conservatism
0.3
0.2
0. 1
0
EDUCATION FRIENDS AGE G.R.D. POL.INTERESTNAT.PRIDE
0.6
0.5
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0.3
0.2
0.1
0
DIVERSE FRIENDS EDUCATION POLITICAL INTEREST GRD
RegressionResults
Standardized
Beta t p R
PERCENTAGE AGREEMENT
100
80
60
40
20
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Extend Rights Leave As Is Restrict Citizenship Nominal Remedies
PERCENTAGEAGREEMENT
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50
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20
10
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Send All BackForeignBorn Uneconomic Criminals No Documents All Stay
SUBTLE-BLATANTSCALE MEANS
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Total German Dutch:T Dutch:S French:NA French:A UK:Asians UK:W.lnd.
Conclusions
We have tested the empiricalviability of the subtle prejudiceconcept
with one of the most extensive,cross-nationaldatasets on prejudiceever
collected,andwe have shownthatit can be reliablymeasuredanddistin-
guishedfromblatantprejudice.OurSUBTLEPREJUDICEscaleprovides
consistentfactorialstructuresacross the seven samples.The BLATANT
and SUBTLEscales correlatebetween +.48 and +.70 and are similarly
relatedto predictorvariables.
We consideredin detailclaimsthatsubtleprejudiceis confoundedwith
politicalconservatism.Contraryto such claims, we show thatCONSER-
Appendix
The Blatant and Subtle Prejudice Scales and Their
Five Subscales
THREAT AND REJECTION FACTOR ITEMS: THE BLATANT SCALE
Have you ever felt the following ways about West Indiansand their families
living here (very often, fairly often, not too often, or never)?
1. How often have you felt sympathyfor West Indiansliving here? (re-
versed scoring)
2. How often have you felt admirationfor West Indiansliving here? (re-
versed scoring)
References
Allport,GordonW. 1954. TheNatureof Prejudice.Reading,MA: Addison-Wesley.
Arcuri,Luciano,and StepanoBoca. 1996. "Pregiudizioe affiliazionepolitica:Destrae