Henneke, Anna (2022) Meritocracy and Education-based Status Threat. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study investigated whether education-based threats increased negative attitudes of higher educated people towards lower educated people and explored a possible interaction between parental educational background and these attitudes. We suggested that doubting education-based status may lead to higher educated people having less positive attitudes towards lower educated people. In this experimental study (N=194) the sample consisted of former and current university students answering questions about outgroup attitudes who were exposed to one of three articles (control condition, manipulation: doubting hard work and perseverance, and doubting talent). Results showed that participants exposed to the manipulation 'doubting the importance of hard work' had slightly more positive attitudes towards lower educated people than participants in the control group. This was not the case for the manipulation condition 'doubting the importance of talent.' These results might inspire future improvements leading to an equal representation of the whole population concerning education. Keywords: education, outgroup attitudes, meritocracy
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Noord, J.J.L. van |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2022 10:28 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2022 10:28 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/68 |
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