Sociology has recently seen a surge of interest in implicit culture, which refers to knowledge, habits, and feelings that are largely automatic and habitual. In this article, I argue that certain expressions of implicit culture may be more contextual and malleable than previously thought. The argument is illustrated by showing how terror attacks in France affect implicit bias toward Arab Muslims. By analyzing the longevity and specificity of this effect, I also detail when and why implicit bias might change. The article consists of two studies. Study 1 shows that the attacks significantly increased implicit bias in France (n = 449), whereas Study 2 shows that the attacks had a similar effect globally (n = 25795). There was no corresponding effect on explicit bias in either study. I discuss the implications of the findings for research on terror attacks, implicit bias, and implicit culture.

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社会学最近对隐性文化的兴趣激增，隐性文化指的是基本上是自动和习惯性的知识、习惯和感受。在这篇文章中，我认为隐性文化的某些表达可能比以前想象的更具情境性和可塑性。通过展示法国的恐怖袭击如何影响对阿拉伯穆斯林的隐性偏见来说明这一论点。通过分析这种效应的持久性和特异性，我还详细说明了隐性偏见何时以及为何可能改变。本文由两项研究组成。研究 1 显示，这些攻击显着增加了法国的隐性偏见 (n = 449)，而研究 2 显示，这些攻击在全球范围内产生了类似的影响 (n = 25795)。两项研究中都没有对显性偏倚产生相应的影响。我讨论了这些发现对恐怖袭击、隐性偏见和隐性文化研究的影响。

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