Equality hypocrisy, inconsistency, and prejudice
The unequal application of the universal human right to equality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12439617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominic Abrams (0000-0002-2113-4572, University of Kent, corresponding author), Diane M Houston (0000-0002-6180-4307, University of Kent), Julie Van De Vyver (0000-0001-5967-266X, University of Kent), Milica Vasiljevic (0000-0001-7454-7744, University of Kent) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-46 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/pac0000084 |
| PMID | 25914516 |
| PMCID | PMC4404755 |
| OpenAlex | W2029943334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 39 |
In Western culture, there appears to be widespread endorsement of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which stresses equality and freedom). But do people really apply their equality values equally, or are their principles and application systematically discrepant, resulting in equality hypocrisy? The present study, conducted with a representative national sample of adults in the United Kingdom ( N = 2,895), provides the first societal test of whether people apply their value of "equality for all" similarly across multiple types of status minority (women, disabled people, people aged over 70, Blacks, Muslims, and gay people). Drawing on theories of intergroup relations and stereotyping we examined, relation to each of these groups, respondents' judgments of how important it is to satisfy their particular wishes, whether there should be greater or reduced equality of employment opportunities, and feelings of social distance. The data revealed a clear gap between general equality values and responses to these specific measures. Respondents prioritized equality more for "paternalized" groups (targets of benevolent prejudice: women, disabled, over 70) than others (Black people, Muslims, and homosexual people), demonstrating significant inconsistency. Respondents who valued equality more, or who expressed higher internal or external motivation to control prejudice, showed greater consistency in applying equality. However, even respondents who valued equality highly showed significant divergence in their responses to paternalized versus nonpaternalized groups, revealing a degree of hypocrisy. Implications for strategies to promote equality and challenge prejudice are discussed
Declaration · Feeling · Hypocrisy · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Value (mathematics · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 1,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |