Journal article

Publication year: 2008

Pages: 363-383

Journal: Journal of Social Issues

Volume number: 64

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0022-4537

eISSN: 1540-4560

Open access status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00566.x

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
Different types of prejudice are usually treated as separate constructs. We propose that they constitute a syndrome of group-focused enmity (GFE), that is, they are related to each other and share a common core that is strongly predicted by a generalized ideology of inequality. Furthermore, GFE components are supposed to have similar predictors and outcomes. An empirical test is presented using structural equation modeling on the syndrome, its causes, consequences, and structural stability over time. The study relies on three German cross-sectional probability samples (each N = 2,700) and a related panel study (2002, 2003, and 2004). The idea of a GFE syndrome is strongly supported. Future research is discussed, as well as alternative approaches of a common prejudice factor.

Harvard Citation style: Zick, A., Wolf, C., Kuepper, B., Davidov, E., Schmidt, P. and Heitmeyer, W. (2008) The syndrome of group-focused enmity: The interrelation of prejudices tested with multiple cross-sectional and panel data, Journal of Social Issues, 64(2), pp. 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00566.x

APA Citation style: Zick, A., Wolf, C., Kuepper, B., Davidov, E., Schmidt, P., & Heitmeyer, W. (2008). The syndrome of group-focused enmity: The interrelation of prejudices tested with multiple cross-sectional and panel data. Journal of Social Issues. 64(2), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00566.x