Prejudice: rethinking geographies of oppression |
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Authors: | Gill Valentine |
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Institution: | School of Geography, University of Leeds , Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK E-mail: g.valentine@leeds.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Despite equal opportunities legislation in many western societies, overt prejudice against minority groups is still evident. Yet, despite the persistence of equality issues, ‘prejudice’ is a term that is not widely employed in geography because of its association with a particular history of meaning within social psychology. In this paper I explore the concept of prejudice and its relationship to geographical research on discrimination and oppression. Then using original empirical research in three communities I examine how prejudice is justified and articulated by majority people. In doing so, I explore the complex intersectionalities of negative attitudes towards specific minority groups and the ways that specific mechanisms of sub-ordination can reinforce and support one another. |
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Keywords: | prejudice difference community intersectionality |
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