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Self-categorization and the Explanation of Ethnic Discrimination by Maykel Verkuyten is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Self-categorization and the Explanation of Ethnic Discrimination about?

This study is concerned with majority group members' explanation of ethnic discrimination in Dutch society. The focus is on the causal structure and the type of attributions made. These issues are examined under two identity conditions: personal and national. It is found, ®rst, that single-cause explanations that are typically studied in attribution research were used by only 7% of the participants. Second, the explanation of ethnic discrimination was aected by the level of self-categorization. In the national identity condition, majority group identi®cation was related to the explanation of ethnic discrimination, whereas personal beliefs were related to the explanation given when personal identity was salient. Hence, in addition to the many factors that are taken into account in attribution research, both the causal structure and the question of how the self is de®ned when explanations are given should be considered.

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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Health Professions.

Author
Maykel Verkuyten
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1052-9284)
Published
1998
Language
EN
Field
Health Professions (Social Sciences)

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