To study intergroup attitudes of 203 African-American (93 men, 110 women) and 127 Jewish-American (55 men, 72 women) college students, two versions of a 39-item scale were developed. One version assesses anti-Semitic attitudes held by African Americans, the other focuses on anti-Black attitudes held by Jews. Scales were completed in 1996–1997. Analysis indicated that, over-all, the African-American group responded significantly more negatively to Jews than the Jewish group responded to African Americans. This effect was more marked for African-American men than women in the group.
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