The University of Edinburgh, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2013 Dec;52(4):747-62. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12007. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
Previous discursive research has found that minority group members may deny or downplay the existence of discrimination. However, to date, little research has addressed the issue of violence against minority group members. This study therefore draws on interviews with asylum seekers and refugees in a Scottish city to analyse their reports of violence committed against them. One form of reporting violence was by way of a complaint available to any speaker, in making no reference to attributes of attackers or victim. When racism was alleged, it was presented as a tentative, reluctant or 'last resort' explanation. The descriptions offered by interviewees reflected the contributions made by the interviewer, highlighting the ways in which these reports are interactional co-productions. The results suggest that accounts from victims of seemingly racially motivated violence may function in similar ways to 'new racism' in making racism seem to 'disappear'. These findings point to the potential difficulties that arise in identifying and looking to challenge instances of 'new racism'.
先前的论述性研究发现，少数群体成员可能否认或淡化歧视的存在。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究涉及针对少数群体成员的暴力问题。因此，本研究利用对苏格兰某城市的寻求庇护者和难民的访谈，分析他们所报告的针对他们的暴力行为。一种报告暴力的方式是通过任何发言者都可采用的投诉，而不提及攻击者或受害者的属性。当被指控为种族主义时，它被作为一个试探性的、勉强的或“最后的手段”的解释。受访者提供的描述反映了访谈者的贡献，突出了这些报告是互动共同产物的方式。研究结果表明，看似出于种族动机的暴力行为受害者的说法可能以类似于“新种族主义”的方式发挥作用，使种族主义似乎“消失”。这些发现指出了在识别和寻求挑战“新种族主义”实例时可能出现的潜在困难。
