Title

COVID-19 Prejudice Towards Afro-Brazilians.

Authors

Croucher, Stephen; Nguyen, Thao; Ashwell, Doug; Spencer, Anthony; Permyakova, Tatiana; Gomez, Oscar

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.

Subjects

BRAZIL; COVID-19; PREJUDICES; VIRAL transmission; ETHNOCENTRISM; RACISM

Publication

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2022, Vol 51, Issue 4, p383

ISSN

1747-5759

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/17475759.2021.1957702