ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Tolerating Minority Group Members: Its Understanding and Contextuality from the Eyes of Majority Group Members

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Berfin Acar
    Université libre de Bruxelles
  • Cigdem Bagci
    Sabanci University
  • Maykel Verkuyten
    Utrecht University

Abstract

We investigated the perspective of majority group members in intergroup toleration, while conceptualizing being tolerated as a negative experience for the minority as it implies being disliked. We demonstrated that perceived threat was an important factor in determining how majority group members define and evaluate the favourability of intergroup toleration.

Prejudice