Self-reliance values predict anti-Black attitudes while humanitarianism predicts pro-Black attitudes

Evidence

Katz and Hass (1988; Katz, Wackenhut, & Hass, 1986) developed this theme and provided evidence for what they referred to as ambivalent racism, defined as the simultaneous possession of positive and negative attitudes toward Black people. Katz and Hass argued that people’s proand anti- Black attitudes were derived from their commitment to alternative values cherished by Americans, humanitarianism and Protestant Work Ethic values, respectively. Katz and Hass (1988) developed two separate measures to assess respondents’ positive and negative attitudes. They found that anti- Black attitudes were correlated with beliefs in the Protestant Work Ethic (the idea that personal success is gained through hard work and selfreliance), whereas pro-Black attitudes correlated with humanitarianism and egalitarianism. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2097

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates and operationalizes Allport’s idea that conflicting value commitments generate ambivalent prejudice — core thread in the vault’s contact-theory reassessment.