Ethnocentrism and Prejudice

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2015

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Bizumic, Boris

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Elsevier Ltd

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Ethnocentrism and prejudice are two distinct, though closely related, concepts. Since the early twentieth century, social scientists have tended to see them as fundamental social scientific concepts. This article presents a brief history of how social scientists conceptualized ethnocentrism and prejudice, and discusses their study with a focus on four prominent explanations that guided empirical research: (1) evolutionary, (2) threat and conflict, (3) self-aggrandizement, and (4) socialization and normative.

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International Encyclopeida of the Social & Behavioural Sciences

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2037-12-31