Minorities in Mexico: Stereotypes, discrimination, and contact toward indigenous Mexicans, US immigrants, and Honduran immigrants
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/15711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05059-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05059-1
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Vázquez Flores, Erika Estefanía; Navas Luque, María Soledad; López Rodríguez, Lucía; Vázquez Botana, AlexandraDate
2023-08-16Abstract
Mexico is one of the most diverse countries with numerous social minorities such as indigenous Mexicans, but also immigrants coming from countries so different like Honduras or the United States (US). The relationship between stereotypes about minorities and perceived threat has been extensively studied; however, it has not been tested whether such a relationship varies according to the target evaluated. We compared the stereotypes of Mexicans toward indigenous Mexicans, US immigrants, and Honduran immigrants, and analyzed their relationship with perceived threat, perceived discrimination, and quantity of contact. Six hundred and thirty-five Mexican participants (62.5% female, Mage = 29.07) answered an online questionnaire reporting their stereotypes of (im)morality, sociability, and competence of the outgroup (i.e., indigenous Mexicans, US immigrants, or Honduran immigrants), and of the ingroup (Mexican majority), perceived threat and discrimination of the three minorities, and their ...
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Indigenous Mexicans
Immigrants
Stereotypes
Perceived threat
Intergroup contact