Correlates of Prejudice: Some Racial Differences and Similarities

Data from 1,430 white and 805 Negro residents of four American cities are analyzed to ascertain racial differences and similarities in the correlates of race prejudice. There is no difference between Negroes and whites regarding the relation of social-distance prejudice to education, sex, age, marital status, interracial contact, and authoritarianism. In contrast, occupational status and social participation relate negatively to anti-Negro prejudice but are not significantly related to anti-white prejudice. Differences between whites and Negroes in the rates of prejudice and authoritarianism are also noted. Explanations for each of the findings reported are discussed.