Understanding Anti‐Arab Reactions Post‐9/11: The Role of Threats, Social Categories, and Personal Ideologies1

By D. Oswald. 2005

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Multidimensionality of Right-Wing Authoritarian Attitudes: Authoritarianism-Conservatism-Traditionalism (2013, background): “And finally, negativity to Arabs, which loaded on the Disadvantaged Group factor (reflecting the low socioeconomic status of such groups in New Zealand) was secondarily predicted by ACT Authoritarianism, presumably due to the post-9/11 stereotype of Arabs as dangerous and potentially violent threats”
Living under threat: Mutual threat perception drives anti‐Muslim and anti‐Western hostility in the age of terrorism (2018, unknown): “…sub-category of realistic threat (i.e., Doosje, Zimmermann, Küpper, Zick & Meertens, 2009), contributing to Westerners’ hostility toward Muslims (i.e., Cottrell, Ricahrds, & Nicholas, 2010; Fischer, Greitemeyer, Kastenmüller, Frey, & Oßwald (2007); Oswald, 2005; Skitka, Bauman, & Mullen, 2004).”
Conservative Shift Among High-Exposure Survivors of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks (2006, background): “…that scores on the closed-mindedness factor of the NFC scale significantly and independently predicted both right-wing authoritarianism and “mainstream conservatism.” tives than liberals, and Oswald (2005) linked some of these same variables to prejudice directed against Arabs and Arab Americans.”
Right wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation and the dimensions of generalized prejudice (2007, background): “There is a widespread stereotype of psychiatric patients as potentially violent (Walker & Read, 2002), and in the aftermath of the 9–11 terrorist attacks, an equally widespread association of Arabs with violent terrorism in western countries (Oswald, 2005).”
Hiring Discrimination Against Arab Minorities: Interactions Between Prejudice and Job Characteristics (2009, background): “Although previous research has clearly documented that terrorist attacks and political events can increase anxiety and anti-Arab reactions ( Bar-Tal & Labin, 2001 ), prejudice and labor discrimination toward ethnic outgroups and Arab minorities in particular are not a new phenomenon ( Oswald, 2005 )”