TY - JOUR
AU - Dion, Kenneth L.
AB - The effects of stimulus person characteristics (viz., race, occupational status, religion, and nationality) and the respondent's level of dogmatism upon the social distance responses of a sample of Canadian university students were examined. Occupational status, race, and nationality of the stimulus person emerged as significant determinants, with occupational status being by far the most important. Dogmatism was also correlated with social distance responses. Highly dogmatic persons, but not those low in dogmatism, focused on occupational status in deciding acceptable bounds of intimacy with others. Several explanations for the prominence of occupational status as a social distance cue are discussed. As well, directions for future research into social distance norms in Canada are suggested.
TI - SOCIAL DISTANCE NORMS IN CANADA: EFFECTS OF STIMULUS CHARACTERISTICS AND DOGMATISM *
JF - International Journal of Psychology
DO - 10.1080/00207598508247567
DA - 1985-10-12
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/social-distance-norms-in-canada-effects-of-stimulus-characteristics-oI2UmCcTh3
SP - 743
EP - 749
VL - 20
IS - 3-4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -