TY - JOUR
T1 - Modern racism attitudes among white students
T2 - The role of dominance and authoritarianism and the mediating effects of racial color-blindness
AU - Poteat, V. Paul
AU - Spanierman, Lisa B.
PY - 2012/11/1
Y1 - 2012/11/1
N2 - Among 342 white college students, we examined the effects of social dominance orientation (SDO), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), and racial color-blindness on modern racism attitudes. Structural equation modeling was used to test the indirect effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism attitudes through color-blind racial attitudes. We found strong indirect effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism through racial color-blindness. We did not find support for an alternative model, in which we tested racial color-blindness as a moderator of the effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism. Findings suggest that highly dominant and authoritarian white students endorse color-blind racial attitudes, although likely for different reasons. In turn, this predicts their modern racism attitudes. These findings indicate racial color-blindness is important to address as part of anti-racism education.
AB - Among 342 white college students, we examined the effects of social dominance orientation (SDO), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), and racial color-blindness on modern racism attitudes. Structural equation modeling was used to test the indirect effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism attitudes through color-blind racial attitudes. We found strong indirect effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism through racial color-blindness. We did not find support for an alternative model, in which we tested racial color-blindness as a moderator of the effects of SDO and RWA on modern racism. Findings suggest that highly dominant and authoritarian white students endorse color-blind racial attitudes, although likely for different reasons. In turn, this predicts their modern racism attitudes. These findings indicate racial color-blindness is important to address as part of anti-racism education.
KW - color-blind racial attitudes
KW - prejudice
KW - racism
KW - right-wing authoritarianism
KW - social dominance orientation
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2012.700966
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2012.700966
M3 - Article
C2 - 23057194
AN - SCOPUS:84865987075
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 152
SP - 758
EP - 774
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 6
ER -