COVID-19 Prejudice Towards Afro-Brazilians
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Date
2022-04
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Taylor and Francis Group on behalf of the World Communication Association
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Abstract
As of May 2021, more than 14.7 million people have been infected and nearly 409,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Brazil. During the pandemic, there were countless cases of discrimination, racism, prejudice, and violence towards Brazil’s Afro-Brazilian population. Using integrated threat theory (ITT), this study investigates prejudice towards Afro-Brazilians. Specifically, this study (n= 410) examines the extent to which COVID-19 related prejudice towards Afro-Brazilians, who were partially blamed for the spread of the virus, is related to prejudice and fear of COVID-19. Results reveal the following: ethnocentrism is positively related to symbolic and realistic threat and fear of COVID-19 is positively related to symbolic and realistic threat.
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integrated threat theory, prejudice, intergroup communication, ethnocentrism, COVID-19
Citation
Croucher S, Nguyen T, Ashwell D, Spencer A, Permyakova T, Gomez O. (2022). COVID-19 Prejudice Towards Afro-Brazilians. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. 51. 4. (pp. 383-399).