Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion

<p>We examined how social norms and confrontations by targets of prejudice influence opinions of gay rights. During an experimental discussion participants were assigned to a 2 (Target: gay target present vs. Christian non-target present) x 2 (Social Support: no group support vs. support from...

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Main Author:	Cockrell, William Thomas
Other Authors:	H. Colleen Sinclair
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Language:	en
Published:	MSSTATE 2013
Subjects:	Psychology
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spelling	ndltd-MSSTATE-oai-library.msstate.edu-etd-10302013-1411162015-03-17T15:54:59Z Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion Cockrell, William Thomas Psychology <p>We examined how social norms and confrontations by targets of prejudice influence opinions of gay rights. During an experimental discussion participants were assigned to a 2 (Target: gay target present vs. Christian non-target present) x 2 (Social Support: no group support vs. support from 3 confederates) design. Dependent variables included participants public votes on gay rights policies, private post-discussion attitudes, and post-discussion reactions toward the discussion. Results showed that participants exposed to a group showed greater public endorsement of gay-rights than those interacting with the target alone. Gay targets facilitated greater public advocacy for gay rights than Christian targets, despite reporting more negative reactions post-discussion. Overall, participants became more pro-gay rights after the discussion, regardless of condition. These results support the role of social norms in reducing prejudice but also suggest that, contrary to the self-interest rule, targets of prejudice may garner greater support by standing up for their rights. </p> H. Colleen Sinclair Carolyn E. Adams-Price Robert McMillen MSSTATE 2013-11-25 text application/pdf http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10302013-141116/ http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10302013-141116/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, Dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to Mississippi State University Libraries or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, Dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, Dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, Dissertation, or project report.
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description	<p>We examined how social norms and confrontations by targets of prejudice influence opinions of gay rights. During an experimental discussion participants were assigned to a 2 (Target: gay target present vs. Christian non-target present) x 2 (Social Support: no group support vs. support from 3 confederates) design. Dependent variables included participants public votes on gay rights policies, private post-discussion attitudes, and post-discussion reactions toward the discussion. Results showed that participants exposed to a group showed greater public endorsement of gay-rights than those interacting with the target alone. Gay targets facilitated greater public advocacy for gay rights than Christian targets, despite reporting more negative reactions post-discussion. Overall, participants became more pro-gay rights after the discussion, regardless of condition. These results support the role of social norms in reducing prejudice but also suggest that, contrary to the self-interest rule, targets of prejudice may garner greater support by standing up for their rights. </p>
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title	Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion
title_short	Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion
title_full	Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion
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Do social norms or self-interest rule? Comparing the power of social norms and targets of prejudice on symbolic prejudice in a group discussion

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