Attitudes toward affirmative action programs (AAPs) depend on the criteria on which these programs are based and on the ideological views in the relationships between groups. The present study examined the impact of the selection procedure (with or without AA) on the perception of justice and on attitudes toward the beneficiaries of these procedures in France, where the system makes it possible to compare beneficiaries of different origins. A group of 101 French students read scenarios describing the admission of a candidate, with either a French or a North African first name, to a prestigious school, based on either a standard selection procedure or AA. The standard procedure and its beneficiary were more positively judged, and the beneficiary was considered more competent, than one selected with AAP. These results were particularly significant for participants with a high level of social dominance orientation (SDO). Furthermore, participants perceived both selection procedures more positively and judged the candidate as being more competent when that person had a French-sounding name. High-SDO participants underestimated socioeconomic and ethnic discrimination. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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法国对平权行动计划及其受益者的态度

对平权行动计划 (AAP) 的态度取决于这些计划所依据的标准以及群体之间关系的意识形态观点。本研究考察了选择程序（有或没有 AA）对法国对正义的看法和对这些程序的受益人态度的影响，该系统可以比较不同来源的受益人。一组 101 名法国学生阅读描述根据标准选拔程序或 AA 录取一名法语或北非名字的候选人进入名校的情景。标准程序及其受益人得到更积极的评价，受益人被认为比 AAP 选出的受益人更有能力。这些结果对于具有高度社会支配倾向 (SDO) 的参与者尤其重要。此外，参与者更积极地认为这两种选择程序，并且当候选人的名字听起来像法语时，他们认为候选人更有能力。高 SDO 参与者低估了社会经济和种族歧视。讨论了理论和实践意义。