Reinforcing Spirals of Discrimination: The Mutual Influence of Media, Interpersonal and Group Discrimination on Muslim and Latino Americans

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Keyword: Racism and Discrimination

Abstract: We showed that members of stigmatized groups perceive discrimination from multiple distinct domains (media, interpersonal, group) concurrently with cross-domain effects. Specifically, cross-sectional and longitudinal (RI-CLPM) research on Muslim and Latino Americans respectively supported a mutually reinforcing spiral that amplifies the experience of discrimination that they experience in their country.