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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Steven T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-09T15:23:03Z
dc.date.available2020-11-09T15:23:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationSocial Thought and Research, Volume 35 (2019), pp. 113-140.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/30813
dc.description.abstractExisting research is limited in explaining the existence of and reasons for stereotypes held against trailer park residents. This study uses an experimental design to measure attitudes towards trailer park residents, specifically in terms of being considered worthy of society’s respect. An Internet questionnaire was designed and administered to a sample of 559 introductory sociology students at a Midwestern university using semantic differentials to measure attitudes towards a fictitious couple. Participants were divided into a control and an experimental group. The groups were presented with two different vignettes, which were the same except for the experimental group, for which the vignette contained the term trailer park as a descriptor. The results indicated that differences between the control group and the experimental group on several measures were significant. The results supported the hypothesis that those who live in trailer parks were deemed less worthy of society’s respect by college students. In conclusion, the findings support the notion that people who live in trailer parks have been singled out in American culture for denigration.en_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Sociology, University of Kansasen_US
dc.titleTrailer Park Residents: Are They Worthy of Society's Respect?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.17161/1808.30813
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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