Understanding Perceptions of Racism in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: The Roles of System and Group Justification |
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| Authors: | Alison Blodorn Laurie T O’Brien Sapna Cheryan S Brooke Vick |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,University of California Santa Barbara,Santa Barbara,USA;2.Department of Psychology,Tulane University,New Orleans,USA;3.Department of Psychology,University of Washington,Seattle,USA;4.Department of Psychology,Whitman College,Walla Walla,USA |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined perceptions of racism in events that occurred during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina among a community sample of New Orleans area residents. Drawing on system justification theory, we examined system justification motives (i.e., meritocracy beliefs) and group justification motives (i.e., group identity) as predictors of perceptions of racism among African Americans and European Americans. Compared to African Americans, European Americans perceived much lower levels of racism in Katrina-related events. Furthermore, meritocracy beliefs were negatively related to perceptions of racism among both African Americans and European Americans. However, private regard (a component of group identity) was positively related to perceptions of racism among African Americans, but negatively related to perceptions of racism among European Americans. The results suggest that both system and group justification motives independently predict perceptions of racism in an important real-world event. Furthermore, system and group justification motives appear to operate in opposition for African Americans, but in tandem for European Americans. |
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