Prejudice towards Israelis of Oriental Origin Among Israelis of Western Origin

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Forty males and 40 females, Israelis of Western ethnic origin, 18–30 years of age, nonreligious, having at least a high school education, were asked to evaluate the personal characteristics of young males and females after viewing their photographs (portraits). The photographs had been judged beforehand for ethnic origin (Western or Oriental) by a group of judges having characteristics similar to those of the Ss. It was found that (a) all Ss evaluated the “Western” photographs in a significantly more positive way than the “Oriental” ones; (b) all Ss evaluated the female photographs in a significantly more positive way than male photographs; (c) female Ss' evaluations of all the photographs were significantly more positive than the male Ss' evaluations; (d) there was a significant interaction between the sex and ethnic origin of the evaluee, so that while there was no difference between photographs of males and females when judged to be of Western origin, the photographs of Oriental females were evaluated more positively than Oriental males.

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