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<p>This article analyzes how moral judgments about the intergroup past may contribute to the development of subtle and blatant forms of prejudice against Indigenous people in Argentina. Specifically, we explore moral judgments about the historical process known in Argentina as ‘the Conquest of the Desert’ (1878–1885). We also analyze the contribution to prejudice development of individual’s identification with the groups involved and the visualization of Indigenous groups in their society as indicators of intergroup contact. Participants (<i>N</i> = 252) were young adults aged 18–26 years (M = 21.14; SD = 2.08), residents of a town south-west of Buenos Aires where members of a Mapuche Indigenous community live alongside descendants of the militaries who conducted the ‘Conquest’ and of European immigrants who subsequently settled on the ‘conquered’ land. Results show that higher levels of justificatory moral judgement on the ‘Conquest of the Desert’ are positively correlated with prejudice in both its subtle and blatant forms, particularly the latter. This association is stronger than the correlation between levels of prejudice and participants’ identification with the social groups involved in the ‘Conquest’. The visibility of indigenous people does not present significant contributions to the variables of the study. These findings represent a contribution to the advancement of understanding how the moral dimension of historical narratives about the shared pasts, and their appropriation by individuals, may potentially influence intergroup relations in Argentina and beyond.</p>

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In the name of progress: moral judgements, group identification, visibility of indigenous people and development of prejudice in Argentina

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    2025年2月4日

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  • Alicia Barreiro,
  • Edgardo Etchezahar,
  • Joaquín Ungaretti,
  • Mario Carretero

摘要

This article analyzes how moral judgments about the intergroup past may contribute to the development of subtle and blatant forms of prejudice against Indigenous people in Argentina. Specifically, we explore moral judgments about the historical process known in Argentina as ‘the Conquest of the Desert’ (1878–1885). We also analyze the contribution to prejudice development of individual’s identification with the groups involved and the visualization of Indigenous groups in their society as indicators of intergroup contact. Participants (N = 252) were young adults aged 18–26 years (M = 21.14; SD = 2.08), residents of a town south-west of Buenos Aires where members of a Mapuche Indigenous community live alongside descendants of the militaries who conducted the ‘Conquest’ and of European immigrants who subsequently settled on the ‘conquered’ land. Results show that higher levels of justificatory moral judgement on the ‘Conquest of the Desert’ are positively correlated with prejudice in both its subtle and blatant forms, particularly the latter. This association is stronger than the correlation between levels of prejudice and participants’ identification with the social groups involved in the ‘Conquest’. The visibility of indigenous people does not present significant contributions to the variables of the study. These findings represent a contribution to the advancement of understanding how the moral dimension of historical narratives about the shared pasts, and their appropriation by individuals, may potentially influence intergroup relations in Argentina and beyond.