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International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2009 21(1):85-97; doi:10.1093/ijpor/edp005
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved.

Intergroup Attitudes and Policy Support: How Prejudice against Minority Groups Affects Support for Public Policies

Clarissa C. David

Address correspondence to Clarissa C. David, Assistant Professor, College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines, Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1110,clarissa.david@gmail.com

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It is natural for humans to identify themselves with groups and use these group memberships as key self-identification mechanisms (Brewer & Miller, 1996). Such groups are important for social cohesion and support (Nelson, 2002). However, the existence of groups also introduces problems and negative behaviors because people will favor members of their own groups (ingroups) over those from other groups (outgroups; Allport, 1954; Hamilton, 1976; Ostrom & Sedikides, 1992). Social identity theory posits that people's conception of self is derived, in significant part, from the social groups and categories in which they belong (Hogg & Reid, 2006). Prejudice against "outgroup members" are often based on irrational and illogical reasons, and yet many educated and intelligent people continue to harbor such attitudes (Brewer, 1979; Nelson, 2002). Outgroup members are stereotyped, discriminated against, and marginalized (Hogg & Reid, 2006), and in the immediate . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   BACKGROUND
 
SOCIAL IDENTITY AND SELF-CATEGORIZATION
RELIGION-BASED PREJUDICE IN THE PHILIPPINES
LEARNING STEREOTYPES FROM THE MEDIA
PREJUDICE AND ITS IMPACT ON POLICIES

   METHODS
 
SAMPLE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
MEASURING INTENTION TO DISCRIMINATE
MEASURING PREJUDICE
INFORMATION SOURCES
POLICY PREFERENCES

   RESULTS
 

   DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 

   Funding
 

   APPENDIX: QUESTION WORDING
 
INTENTION TO DISCRIMINATE INDEX
PREJUDICE INDEX QUESTIONS
INFORMATION SOURCES

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