Intergenerational transmission of prejudice, sex role stereotyping, and intolerance.(Author Abstract)

From: Adolescence | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Fishbein, Harold D.; O'Bryan, Megan; Ritchey, P. Neal | Copyright information

The attitudes of 111 ninth and eleventh graders and both of their biological parents were independently assessed for prejudice against people with HIV/ AIDS, homosexuals, Blacks, and fat people, as well as for male and female sex role stereotyping. This study corrected for two shortcomings in previous research: neglecting to assess both parents and assessing only a single domain of prejudice. We addressed the intergenerational transmission of prejudice and stereotyping using three competing...

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