We develop a minority influence approach to multilevel intergroup research and examine whether country-level minority norms shape majority members’ perceptions of discrimination. Defining minority norms via actual minority discrimination and political participation, we hypothesized that in national contexts with greater minority experiences of discrimination and greater minority political participation, majority perceptions of discrimination should be higher. We implemented two cross-national multilevel studies drawing on the European Social Survey and Eurobarometer data with 19,392 participants in 22 countries in Study 1, and with 17,651 participants in 19 countries in Study 2. Higher aggregate levels of minority discrimination were not related to greater acknowledgment of discrimination among majority members. However, higher aggregate minority political participation did relate to higher perceptions of discrimination in Studies 1 and 2. We conclude that country-level minority norms are consequential for majority attitudes, but these norms need to be actively communicated through political participation.

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少数族裔歧视和政治参与在塑造多数人歧视观念中的作用：两项跨国研究

我们开发了一种少数群体影响方法来进行多层次的群体间研究，并研究国家层面的少数群体规范是否塑造了多数成员对歧视的看法。通过实际的少数群体歧视和政治参与来定义少数群体规范，我们假设在少数群体遭受歧视的经历和少数群体政治参与程度更高的国家背景下，多数人对歧视的看法应该更高。我们利用欧洲社会调查和欧洲晴雨表数据实施了两项跨国多层次研究，研究 1 涉及 22 个国家的 19,392 名参与者，研究 2 涉及 19 个国家/地区的 17,651 名参与者。较高的少数民族歧视总体水平与较高的认可度无关多数成员之间的歧视。然而，