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The Foundations Of A Mexican American Bias Scale, Kendra Quiroz, Cynthia Willis-Esqueda
The Foundations Of A Mexican American Bias Scale, Kendra Quiroz, Cynthia Willis-Esqueda
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Mexican Americans are the largest group of Latino/a/x in the US. The purpose of this study was to provide information on the current stereotypes concerning Mexican American males and females with a university student sample. A total of four hundred and four students volunteered from a large midwestern university. Participants spontaneously provided their notions of unfair advantages, unfair disadvantages, and stereotypes for Mexican American males and females. All data was collected through an online survey. The responses were provided with randomized introduction of the group to be described. In addition, items to measure essentialism were included. Results indicated that there …