Explaining social discriminationracism in Brazil and xenophobia in Spain

  1. Camino, Leoncio 1
  2. Álvaro Estramiana, José Luis 2
  3. Rosas Torres, Ana Raquel 1
  4. Garrido Luque, Alicia 2
  5. Morais, Thiago 1
  6. Barbosa Lins de Almeida, Juliana 1
  1. 1 Universidade Federal da Paraíba
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    Universidade Federal da Paraíba

    João Pessoa, Brasil

    ROR https://ror.org/00p9vpz11

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2013

Número: 16

Páginas: 1-13

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2013.65 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumen

The present study investigates the arguments used by university students in order to explain social differences between social minorities and majorities. In Brazil, the issues investigated refer to White and Black people. In Spain, the reference is to native Spaniards and Moroccan immigrants. The participants were 144 Brazilians and 93 Spaniards, who answered a questionnaire composed of socio-demographic variables and one open question about the causes of social inequalities between Black and White people in Brazil and between autochthonous Spaniards and Moroccan Immigrants. A model is proposed to integrate the four discursive classes found using ALCESTE software. In Brazil, the strongest argument is based on the historical roots of the exploitation of Black people. In Spain, cultural differences are the main explanation for social inequalities.

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