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ERIC Number: EJ665081
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
The Formation of In-Group Favoritism and Out-Group Prejudice in Young Children: Are They Distinct Attitudes?
Aboud, Frances E.
Developmental Psychology, v39 n1 p48-60 Jan 2003
Two studies examined in-group favoritism and out-group prejudice among two samples of white 4- to 7-year-olds. Findings indicated that the two attitudes were reciprocally correlated in the sample from a racially homogeneous school but not in the sample from a mixed-race school. In-group favoritism did not appear until 5 years of age and was strongly related to developing social cognitions. Out-group prejudice was consistently low but significant among 5-year-olds only. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bias, Childhood Attitudes, Classification, Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Group Status, Predictor Variables, Social Attitudes, Social Cognition, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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