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Muslims’ tolerance towards outgroups: Longitudinal evidence for the role of respect
Author(s) -
Simon Bernd,
Schaefer Christoph Daniel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/bjso.12213
Subject(s) - ingroups and outgroups , outgroup , psychology , social psychology , normative , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , prosocial behavior , epistemology , philosophy
We employed a longitudinal design to test two hypotheses concerning Muslims’ respect for and tolerance towards disapproved outgroups. In support of the outgroup respect–tolerance hypothesis derived from the disapproval–respect model of social tolerance, our results strongly suggest that respect for disapproved outgroups is not just a correlate of tolerance towards those groups, but a causal antecedent. In support of the intergroup respect–reciprocity hypothesis, we identified respect from disapproved outgroups as an effective source of respect for disapproved outgroups and therefore also as a (distal) source of tolerance towards those groups. Normative and political implications are discussed.