Classical and modern prejudice: attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities.
In two studies, Study 1 and Study 2, we examine whether attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities, like sexism and racism, consist of two forms-a classical and a modern, where the classical is overt and blatant and the modern is more subtle and covert. Self-report scales tapping these two forms were developed in Study 1. Based on confirmatory factor analyses, the results in Study 1 supported our hypothesis and revealed that the modern and classical forms are correlated but distinguishable. This outcome was replicated in Study 2. Construct and discriminatory validations of the scales provided further support for the distinction. The theoretical and practical importance of the results is discussed in relation to previous research on attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities and other social outgroups.
Akrami
Nazar
N
Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, SE-751 42 Uppsala, Sweden. Nazar.Akrami@psyk.uu.se
Ekehammar
Bo
B
Claesson
Malin
M
Sonnander
Karin
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards