The Impact of Music on Automatically Activated Attitudes: Flamenco and Gypsy People
Author(s):
Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón
Josefa Ruiz
Miguel Moya
Publication Year:
2009
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Publisher
Editor(s):
Pages:
381-396
Volume:
12
Issue:
3
Abstract:
The two studies reported in this article agree in demonstrating that activating a positive side of the stereotype of a traditionally prejudiced group could be a useful strategy to improve the implicit attitude toward that group. The goal of the current research was to explore whether activating the present association between Flamenco music and Gypsy people would decrease the negative view of this group in Spain, using the IAT measure. In the first study, when a stereotype-consistent but positive feature of Gypsies (i.e. Flamenco music) was used as a positively valued attribute in the IAT measure, the IAT effect was lower than when a different positive stimulus was used (classical music clips). The findings of Study 2 showed that for the North African community—another highly discriminated group in Spain—the use of Flamenco or classical music clips did not have any effect on the implicit attitudes of participants toward them. The implications for attitudes toward discriminated groups and the use of music to improve intergroup relationships are discussed.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Rodríguez-Bailón, Rosa, Josefa Ruiz, and Miguel Moya. 2009. “The Impact of Music on Automatically Activated Attitudes: Flamenco and Gypsy People.” Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 12 (3): 381–96. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430209102849.