Ethnic Minorities and Inter-ethnic Relations in Context by Karen Phalet Antal Orkeny

Author:Karen Phalet, Antal Orkeny [Karen Phalet, Antal Orkeny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780415793032
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2019-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

Results I

Using the ‘angle-approach’ as described above, the religious, social-psychological, and social-structural location of prejudice against Jews in the Netherlands can be derived from Figure 9.1. Take, for instance, a category label that intersects acutely with ‘religiously prejudiced’ and obtusely with ‘religiously unprejudiced’. People in the corresponding social category are relatively prone to religious prejudice against Jews. And, vice versa, a category label intersecting acutely with ‘religiously unprejudiced’ and obtusely with ‘religiously prejudiced’ indicates that the people in that particular category tend to be relatively religiously unprejudiced against Jews. The angles for secular prejudice can be interpreted similarly.

The distinction between religious and secular prejudice appears a relevant one with respect to the religious location of prejudice against Jews. Secular prejudice against Jews is statistically independent of denomination (see above). Religious prejudice, however, is not. People not affiliated to any Christian denomination (label in Figure 9.1: nc) are apt to be relatively religiously unprejudiced. They are located in the wedge around the line for the religiously unprejudiced people. Liberal Protestants (lp) are very close to the origin and are almost perpendicular to the three categories of religious prejudice. That is, they are neither over-nor under-represented in any of the religious prejudice categories. Catholics (ca) and conservative Protestants (cp) are apt to be relatively religiously prejudiced.

For the other religious variables, church attendance and Christian worldview, the distinction between religious and secular prejudice appears to be irrelevant. People who never or hardly ever attend church (cn) and those who have a weak Christian world view or not a Christian world view at all (c-) are inclined to be relatively unprejudiced against Jews; that is, both religiously and secularly. In contrast, people who attend church about once a week (cw) and those with a strong Christian worldview (c+) are inclined to be relatively prejudiced. People who attend church once or twice a year (cy) or about once a month (cm) and those with a moderate Christian world view (cO), tend to fall somewhere in between.

As to the social-psychological location of prejudice against Jews, the distinction between religious and secular prejudice appears to be irrelevant. People with an authoritarian (au+), anomic (an+), or localistic (lo+) attitude are inclined to be relatively prejudiced against Jews, whereas those who are not authoritarian (au-), anomic (an-) or localistic (lo-) tend to be relatively unprejudiced against Jews. It seems that authoritarianism, anomie, and localism relate positively to both religious and secular prejudice against Jews.

The distinction between religious and secular prejudice appears to have bearing on the relationship between prejudice against Jews and two social-structural variables: gender and duration of residence at present address. Religious prejudice is statistically independent of gender and duration of residence at present address (see above); secular prejudice is not. Males are apt to be relatively secularly prejudiced, and females are apt to be relatively secularly unprejudiced. People who have lived at their present address for 16 years or longer tend to be relatively secularly prejudiced, whereas people who have lived at their present address for less than five years tend to be relatively secularly unprejudiced.

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