Bewust zijn van je kleur Een kwantitatief onderzoek naar de invloed van White Privilege Awareness op de manier waarop autochtone Nederlanders reageren op discriminatieclaims van niet-autochtone Nederlanders.

Abstract

Introduction: The present study investigated the relationship between the claiming of dis-crimination by non-native Dutch people and the way native Dutch people respond to this. In addition, this research focuses on the interaction-effect between discrimination claiming and White Privilege Awareness (WPA). Method: A quantitative experiment was conducted in which the respondents (n = 241, M = 25,56, 58,1% women) were exposed to vignettes in which a minority character claimed or didn’t claim discrimination. Prior to the manipulation WPA was measured and the responses to the vignettes were assessed on two variables, appre-ciation for the main character and injustice of the treatment. Results: Results of a MAN-COVA showed that there were no significant results for the dependent variable appreciation for the main character. For the variable injustice of the treatment, there was a positive effect of discrimination claims. This effect was strengthened by WPA. Discussion: This study has showed that in a situation in which a non-native Dutch person claims to be discriminated, native Dutch people with a high level of WPA would consider the treatment as more unfair. The results of this study can be used by trying to heighten WPA among the Dutch population to reduce racism and hate.