Diversiteitsideologieën en Etnische Attituden

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the relation between the perceived diversity ideology of friends on ethnic attitudes, and the effect of interethnic contact on this relation. Adolescent, who belongs to the Dutch ethnic group (N=194), filled in an online questionnaire which provided information about their ethnic attitudes, diversity ideology of friends and amount of interethnic contact. Linear regression analysis revealed that multiculturalism as perceived diversity norm of friends demonstrates a significantly negative relation with stereotyping, and a significantly positive relation with ethnic out-group evaluation. Furthermore, color-blindness as perceived diversity norm of friends shows a significantly positive relation with stereotyping, and no significantly relation with ethnic out-group evaluation. Additionally, the results indicate that there is a significantly negative relation between age and ethnic out-group evaluation. Finally, the amount of interethnic contact is not a moderator on the relation between perceived diversity ideology of friends and ethnic attitudes. The findings of the present study add to previous research a view of the effects of diversity ideologies in a natural social context.