Objectivity and Prejudice
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Behavioral Scientist
- Vol. 27 (3) , 387-402
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000276484027003009
Abstract
This article explores the epistemology of prejudice. Prejudice is first defined and examined from the perspective of intergroup relations theory in an attempt to learn more about the origins and methods of knowing about other groups. The second part of the article suggests that recent intergroup research raises fundamental questions about the role of objectivity in studying and managing prejudice. It goes so far as to suggest that our unwillingness to examine our assumptions about objectivity creates barriers to understanding prejudice in academia and managing it in organizations.Keywords
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