The Relationship Between Ethnocentrism and Conservatism in an “Authoritarian” Culture

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Abstract
A number of previous investigators have suggested that there is a lower relationship between authoritarianism and ethnocentrism in “authoritarian” cultures than in “nonauthoritarian” cultures. A review of the literature indicated that the available evidence did not provide conclusive support for this contention. The degree of association between these characteristics was examined in Queensland, Australia—a relatively authoritarian culture. Highly significant correlations were found between the Conservatism scale and two measures of ethnic prejudice in a sample of 56 mothers. While social processes are undoubtedly an important determinant of differences between cultural groups in mean levels of ethnocentrism, studies which attempt to show a difference in the degree of association between authoritarianism and ethnocentrism have to allow for the effect of differences in instrument variances, between cultural groups, on the measures used.

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