COVID-19 Prejudice Towards Afro-Brazilians. Issue 4 (4th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Croucher, Stephen; Nguyen, Thao; Ashwell, Doug; Spencer, Anthony; Permyakova, Tatiana; Gomez, Oscar
• Is Part Of: Journal of intercultural communication research. Volume 51:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 383
• Page End: 399
• Publication Date: 2022-07-04
• Subjects: integrated threat theory -- prejudice -- intergroup communication -- ethnocentrism -- COVID-19; Intercultural communication -- Periodicals; 303.482
• DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2021.1957702
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-5759

Abstract

ABSTRACT: As of May 2021, more than 14.7 million people have been infected and nearly 409, 000 people have died from COVID-19 in Brazil. During the pandemic, there were countless cases of discrimination, racism, prejudice, and violence towards Brazil's Afro-Brazilian population. Using integrated threat theory (ITT), this study investigates prejudice towards Afro-Brazilians. Specifically, this study ( n = 410) examines the extent to which COVID-19 related prejudice towards Afro-Brazilians, who were partially blamed for the spread of the virus, is related to prejudice and fear of COVID-19. Results reveal the following: ethnocentrism is positively related to symbolic and realistic threat and fear of COVID-19 is positively related to symbolic and realistic threat.