ERIC Number: EJ943868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 21
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Do American Indian Mascots = American Indian People? Examining Implicit Bias towards American Indian People and American Indian Mascots
Chaney, John; Burke, Amanda; Burkley, Edward
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, v18 n1 p42-62 2011
Empirical examinations of American Indian (AI) mascots have only recently entered into the discourse of mainstream psychology. The present studies examined implicit attitudes of non-AI people towards AI mascots and the extent to which they are related to attitudes towards AI people. Significant concordance was observed between negative bias toward AI mascots and AI people. Negative AI mascot bias also predicted stereotype-consistent expectations of an AI person. The implications of these findings are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: American Indians, Racial Attitudes, Ethnic Stereotypes, Racial Bias, Whites, Undergraduate Students
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs. University of Colorado Health Services Center, P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F800, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. Tel: 303-724-1414; Fax: 303-724-1474; Web site: http://aianp.uchsc.edu/ncaianmhr/journal_home.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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