Aversive racism

Aversive Racism is a theory proposed by Gaertner & Dovidio (1986) based on the idea that evaluations of racial/ethnic minorities are characterised by a conflict between Whites' endorsement of egalitarian values and their unacknowledged negative attitudes toward racial/ethnic out-groups. As opposed to old-fashioned racism, which is characterised by overt hatred for and discrimination against racial/ethnic minorities, aversive racism is characterised by more complex, ambivalent racial expressions and attitudes. [Gaertner, S.L., and J.F. Dovidio. 1986. The aversive form of racism. In: J.F. Dovidio and S.L. Gaertner (Eds.), Prejudice, Discrimination and Racism: Theory and Research. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 61-89.]

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