Guimond et al. - Effect of Culture on Obedience Flashcards
What did Guimond et al. think about cultures where there was more multiculturalism?
They would show less prejudice than those featuring assimilation in their culture.
Guimond et al. looked at the pro-diversity of?
4 Western countries (US, UK, Canada, Germany)
In terms of diversity, multiculturalism is?
Pro-diversity; people of different cultures live together.
In terms of diversity, assimilation is?
Less pro-diversity; the idea would be that cultures are incorporated into one country.
Guimond et al. studied countries that had?
A low, medium or high pro-diversity policy.
Guimond et al. found that anti-Muslim attitudes were reduced when…
… the pro-diversity policy was high.
Guimond et al. found that countries had different views about…
… multiculturalism and assimilation.
They found that the views on multiculturalism went along with…
… the actual policies of the countries, regardless of individual attitudes.
They said that multiculturalism, as an alternative to assimilation, became popular in…
… the 1970s.
They hypothesised that the stronger the pro-diversity policy in a country…
… the lower the prejudice.
If different countries with different pro-diversity policies show different levels of prejudice, this suggests that…
… there are cultural influences when it comes to prejudice.
Although all countries are multicultural to some extent, they don’t all have…
… pro-diversity policies
When the policy of a country is multiculturalism, there is…
… reduced prejudice in relations between groups.
Where was the lowest level of prejudice in the study?
Canada
Where was the highest level of prejudice in the study?
Germany
