Contrasting lay theories of polyculturalism and multiculturalism: associations with essentialist beliefs of race in six Asian cultural groups

• Main Authors: Bernardo, Allan B. I., Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C., Tjipto, Susana, Hutapea, Bonar, S. Yeung, Susanna, Khan, Aqeel
• Format: Article
• Published: SAGE Publications Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69085/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069397116641895

Multiculturalism and polyculturalism are two lay theories of culture that have been associated with some similar intergroup attitudes and behaviors. But other than the studies of Rosenthal and Levy in the United States, there have been no studies that directly distinguish between these two lay theor...