The Scottish Government

2003

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 QUESTION WORDING, TERMINOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER TWO WHAT DO SCOTS THEMSELVES BELIEVE IS THE EXTENT OF DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES IN SCOTLAND?
2.1 WHO PERCEIVES THERE TO BE PREJUDICE?
2.2 OVERALL PERCEPTIONS OF PREJUDICE
CHAPTER THREE WHAT IS THE EXTENT AND CHARACTER OF DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES IN SCOTLAND?
3.1 SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION
3.2 ATTITUDES TOWARDS SOCIAL AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
3.3 IS PREJUDICE ACCEPTABLE?
CHAPTER FOUR WHY DO PEOPLE HOLD DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES?
4.1 THREE MODELS OF EXPLANATION
4.2 ATTITUDES TOWARDS MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS
4.3 ATTITUDES TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS
4.4 ATTITUDES TOWARDS DISABILITY
4.5 ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN AND GENDER STEREOTYPING
4.6 SUMMARY
CHAPTER FIVE THE SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PREJUDICE
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS
6.1 WHAT DO SCOTS THEMSELVES BELIEVE IS THE EXTENT OF DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES IN SCOTLAND?
6.2 WHAT IS THE EXTENT AND CHARACTER OF DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES IN SCOTLAND?
6.3 WHY DO PEOPLE HOLD DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES?
REFERENCES
APPENDIX ONE LOGISTIC REGRESSION
APPENDIX TWO TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE SURVEY
APPENDIX THREE SURVEY QUESTIONS
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 2-1 PERCEPTIONS OF PREJUDICE, BY AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, URBAN / RURAL AREA
TABLE 2-2 NUMBERS OF GROUPS PERCEIVED TO EXPERIENCE PREJUDICE
TABLE 3-1 NUMBERS OF GROUPS FOR WHOM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE PERCEIVED TO HAVE GONE TOO FAR, AND NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH
TABLE 3-2 PEOPLE'S PREFERRED KIND OF MSP
TABLE 3-3 ATTITUDES TOWARDS GAY MEN & LESBIANS' SUITABILITY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING, BY AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, PRESENCE OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD
TABLE 3-4 ATTITUDES TOWARDS GAY AND LESBIAN MARRIAGES AND PARENTING, BY AGE, GENDER AND EDUCATION
TABLE 3-5 IS PREJUDICE ACCEPTABLE IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES? BY AGE, EDUCATION AND PARTY POLITICAL IDENTIFICATION
TABLE 4-1 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RACIAL PREJUDICE AND 'SOCIOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-2 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RACIAL PREJUDICE AND 'ECONOMIC' FACTORS
TABLE 4-3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RACIAL PREJUDICE AND 'PSYCHOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS AND 'SOCIOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-5 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS AND 'ECONOMIC' FACTORS
TABLE 4-6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS AND 'PSYCHOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-7 ATTITUDES TOWARDS MALE HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS BY AGE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
TABLE 4-8 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS DISABLED PEOPLE AND 'SOCIOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-9 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS DISABLED PEOPLE AND 'ECOMONIC' FACTORS
TABLE 4-10 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS DISABLED PEOPLE AND 'PSYCHOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-11 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS WOMEN AND GENDER STEREOTYPING, AND 'SOCIOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 4-12 GENDER STEREOTYPING AND AGE
TABLE 4-13 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE TOWARDS WOMEN AND GENDER STEREOTYPING, AND 'ECONOMIC' FACTORS
TABLE 4-14 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREJUDICE BETWEEN WOMEN AND GENDER STEREOTYPING, AND 'PSYCHOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 5-1 ATTITUDES TOWARDS PREJUDICE (GENERAL AND SPECIFIC EXAMPLES)
TABLE 5-2 ACCEPTABILITY OF PREJUDICE BY 'SOCIOLOGICAL' FACTORS
TABLE 5-3 ACCEPTABILITY OF PREJUDICE BY 'ECONOMIC' AND 'PSYCHOLOGICAL' FACTORS
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 2-1 PERCEPTION OF PREJUDICE
FIGURE 3-1 ATTITUDES TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
FIGURE 3-2 ATTITUDES TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A GROUP AMONGST THOSE WHO THINK THERE IS A LOT OF PREJUDICE AGAINST THAT GROUP
FIGURE 3-3 WHO SHOULD HAVE MORE SAY IN HOW SCOTLAND IS RUN?
FIGURE 3-4 WHO WOULD MAKE A SUITABLE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER?
FIGURE 3-5 SERVICE PROVISION FOR EQUALITY GROUPS
FIGURE 3-6 ATTITUDES TO MARRIAGE BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS
FIGURE 3-7 ATTITUDES TOWARDS MIXED ETHNICITY MARRIAGES, BY AGE
FIGURE 4-1 INDICATORS OF RACIAL PREJUDICE
FIGURE 4-2 EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURES USED TO ASSESS RACIAL PREJUDICE
FIGURE 4-3 INDICATORS OF PREJUDICE TOWARDS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS
FIGURE 4-4 INDICATORS OF PREJUDICE TOWARDS DISABLED PEOPLE
FIGURE 4-5 INDICATORS OF PREJUDICE TOWARDS WOMEN AND GENDER STEREOTYPING

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