Components of anti-Muslim prejudice: The role of right-wing authoritarianism

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" Components of anti-Muslim prejudice: The role of right-wing authoritarianism "
Christopher Beck Plant, E. Ashby

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803624
Doc. No	:	TL48422
Call number	:	‭1725140215;‮ ‬1600021‬
Main Entry	:	Virdi, Kamaljit Kaur
Title & Author	:	Components of anti-Muslim prejudice: The role of right-wing authoritarianism\ Christopher BeckPlant, E. Ashby
College	:	The Florida State University
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	M.S.
field of study	:	Psychology
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	46
Note	:	Committee members: Boot, Walter; McNulty, James
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-07605-8
Abstract	:	Following 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, anti-Muslim prejudice and violence dramatically escalated in the United States. We argue that a major contributor to this prejudice and aggression is endorsement of Right-wing Authoritarianism (RWA) because people high in RWA tend to respond aggressively towards groups that are perceived as threatening current societal norms particularly when they perceive that such aggression is supported by authority figures. We posit that Americans high in RWA view Muslims as threatening traditional American norms and perceive the military action in predominantly Muslim nations as indicating approval by the U.S. government for aggression toward Muslims. Across three studies, we found consistent support for our hypotheses that RWA is associated with negative attitudes and hostile behavior toward Muslims. The implications for the impact of RWA on prejudice toward Muslims are discussed.
Subject	:	Behavioral psychology; Islamic Studies; Clinical psychology; Social structure
Descriptor	:	Social sciences;Psychology;Prejudice;Religion
Added Entry	:	Plant, E. Ashby
Added Entry	:	PsychologyThe Florida State University