This research will assess religious prejudice among several religious groups (Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Non-Believers) toward one another in addition to assessing underlying attitudes such as openness to contact with diverse others, self- acceptance, empathy, right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation. It is hypothesized that attitudes such as openness to contact, self-acceptance, and empathy will correlate and have a lower correlation with religious prejudice; while right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation will correlate and have a higher correlation with religious prejudice. In addition, prejudice among all groups is to be expected. The aim of this descriptive study is to reveal a general prejudice level of religious groups, prejudicial attitudes of one's group toward an out-group, and the extent to which a group feels they have experienced prejudice.

abstract: National surveys indicate that Americans hold greater prejudice toward atheists than many other historically stigmatized groups. The religious prosociality perspective posits that people will demonstrate prejudice toward anyone who does not believe in a monitoring and punishing god, including atheists, because of the perception that those who lack belief in a monitoring and punishing god cannot be trusted to act in a prosocial manner. The sociofunctional perspective posits that people will demonstrate distinct forms of prejudice toward individuals who present certain types of threats to the group, and previous research suggests that atheists are perceived as posing a threat to group values. In the current study, participants rated targets whose values largely matched their own values more favorably than targets whose values did not largely match their own values. Also, participants rated both targets who believed in a monitoring and punishing god and targets who believed in a god who does not monitor nor punish more favorably than atheist targets. These judgments spanned a variety of measures, including emotional reactions to the target, judgments of target traits, and preferred social distance from the target. Results were consistent with the sociofunctional perspective but did not support the religious prosociality perspective. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Psychology 2013

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2017-07-17T14:24:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1497212 bytes, checksum: d5d2c8fedaa2465aacbdbf84d14e16ed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-17T14:24:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1497212 bytes, checksum: d5d2c8fedaa2465aacbdbf84d14e16ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-06 / The number of religious intolerance denouncements has recently increased, especially those against African-Brazilian religions. Would be this kind of prejudice related to Brazilian racial prejudice? Justified discrimination theory alleges that the legitimating myth to disguise racial prejudice, on this case, would be the demonization of AfricanBrazilian religious beliefs. Under this theory it was investigated the degree of relationship between African-Brazilian religions discrimination, racial prejudice, prosperity theology, kind and strength of religion, and right-wing authoritarianism as well as which of these factors mediates the relation of religion/religiosity and discrimination. To accomplish this, two studies were done (college students, N = 300; devotees of different kinds of Christianism, N = 519) using a specific scale to measure each construct. The AfricanBrazilian religions discrimination scale was well-succeed (α = 0,84) as well as the religion/religiosity one (α = 0,94). Neopentecostals and Protestants discriminate more African-Brazilian religions. Catholics, atheists and non-religious are more tolerant. It was concluded that neither racism, nor prosperity theology, but right-wing authoritarianism construct is the mediator between religion/religiosity and religious discrimination (Z of Sobel = 7,95; p = 0,001 e 8,24; p = 0,01 in each study, respectively). It is the first study of this kind in Brazil, and a surprising result that demands prudency on its interpretation. / Atualmente cresceu o número de denúncias de intolerância religiosa, especialmente contra as religiões de matriz africana. Haveria relação entre este preconceito religioso e o preconceito racial brasileiro? A Teoria da Discriminação Justificada alega que o mito legitimador do disfarce do preconceito racial seria, neste caso, a diabolização das crenças religiosas afro-brasileiras. Com este marco teórico, investigou-se em que medida a discriminação contra as religiões de matriz africana, o preconceito racial, a teologia da prosperidade, o tipo de religião e grau de religiosidade, e o autoritarismo de direita estão relacionados e quais destes fatores medeiam a relação entre religião/religiosidade e discriminação. Para isto, realizaram-se dois estudos (estudantes universitários, N = 300 e fiéis de diversos cristianismos, N = 519, respectivamente) onde se utilizou uma escala para cada construto. A escala de discriminação contra religiões afro-brasileiras mostrouse satisfatória (α = 0,84) assim como a de religião/religiosidade (α = 0,94). Os neopentecostais e protestantes discriminaram mais as religiões afro-brasileiras. O grau de religiosidade também predisse diretamente este preconceito. Católicos, ateus e semreligião mostraram-se os mais tolerantes. Concluiu-se que nem o racismo, nem a teologia da prosperidade como defendido por vários estudiosos, mas o autoritarismo de direita é o construto que medeia a relação entre o tipo de religião/religiosidade e a discriminação contra religiões afro-brasileiras (Z de Sobel = 7,95; p = 0,001 e 8,24; p = 0,01, em cada estudo, respectivamente). É o primeiro estudo do tipo no Brasil, e um resultado surpreendente que pede cautela na sua interpretação. / Actualmente se incrementó el número de quejas de intolerancia religiosa, especialmente contra las religiones de origen africano. Hay relación entre este prejuicio religioso y el prejuicio racial de Brasil? La Teoría de la Discriminación Justificada plantea que el mito legitimador del disfraz de los prejuicios raciales sería, en este caso, la demonización de las creencias religiosas afro-brasileñas. Con este marco teórico, se investigó el grado en que la discriminación contra las religiones de origen africano, los prejuicios raciales, la teología de la prosperidad, el tipo de la religión y el grado de religiosidad, y el autoritarismo de derecha están relacionados y cuáles de estos factores son mediadores de la relación entre la religión / religiosidad y la discriminación. Para esto, hubo dos estudios (estudiantes universitarios, N = 300 y fiel de varios cristianismos, n = 519, respectivamente) donde se utilizó una escala para cada constructo. La escala de discriminación contra las religiones afro-brasileña fue satisfactoria (α = 0,84), así como la de religión / religiosidad (α = 0,94). Los neo-pentecostales y protestantes discriminaron más las religiones afro-brasileñas. El grado de religiosidad también predijo directamente este prejuicio. Católicos, ateos y los no religiosos resultaron ser los más tolerantes. Se concluyó que ni el racismo ni la teología de la prosperidad, como defendido por muchos estudiosos, pero el autoritarismo de derecha es el constructo que media la relación entre el tipo de religión / religiosidad y la discriminación contra las religiones afro-brasileñas (Z Sobel = 7,95; p = 0,001 a 8,24; p = 0,01 en cada estudio, respectivamente). Es el primer estudio de su tipo en Brasil, y un resultado sorprendente que pide prudencia en su interpretación.