ABSTRACT

Using the two-dimensional model of prejudice as a theoretical framework, we examined the geographic distribution of prejudice toward African Americans in the United States (N = 10,522). We found the East South Central, West South Central, and South Atlantic regions were associated with modern racism, principled conservatism characterized the Mountain region, aversive racism was prevalent in the East North Central region, and finally, low in prejudice was found in the Pacific, West North Central, Mid Atlantic, and New England regions. Additional analyses on political conservatism, social conservatism, and egalitarianism generally supported the distinctions between prejudice types made by the two-dimensional model. We believe mapping regional prejudice may have implications for testing theoretical differences between distinct types of prejudice as well as for implementing prejudice reduction strategies.

摘要

以偏见的二维模型为理论框架，我们考察了美国对非裔美国人的偏见的地理分布（N = 10,522)。我们发现东南中部、中西部和南大西洋地区与现代种族主义有关，山区地区有原则的保守主义，中东北部地区普遍存在厌恶的种族主义，最后，太平洋地区的偏见程度较低、中北部、大西洋中部和新英格兰地区。对政治保守主义、社会保守主义和平等主义的其他分析普遍支持二维模型对偏见类型的区分。我们认为，绘制区域偏见可能对检验不同类型偏见之间的理论差异以及实施减少偏见战略产生影响。