ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIOURS IN THE AREAS OF INTEREST In this third part of the script developed for the open meetings, we proposed a series of situations that may occur in the real life in relation to the areas of
GROUP 2 CONTRACT
THEM
IN
A
"They
can
In this group all show attitude of
COMPANY not
stand
one
working day. You can’t see
rejection associated
to
employment, housing and personal relations, in
them getting up early to work.
stereotypes of "bad
different contexts. We also analyzed the tolerance level
To beg and steal - yes"(Bolivian
physical
image",
to racist manifestations occurring outside of Spain in
boy)
"stealing" and the
relation to the collective under study.
"If they are not studying how
idea that "not want
will work later" (Moroccan girl)
to work"
HIRE THEM TO WORK AT
Only one person in
In addressing these situations, coincidentally, some participants had gone through something similar and shared their experiences
with
others. In some
HOME
the group would
"I know a Romanian gypsy
give them a chance
situations the whole group agreed, but in others found
family that the husband worked
but shows fear and
different answers depending on each person.
and the wife went begging with
mistrust
the children" (Moroccan girl)
that
"It depends. These people are
steal
EMPLOYMENT
not
Two hypothetical situations are presented to the
presentable. If they steal on the
"Imagine you have a company and you need to hire staff. In the selection process are presented
2.
they
could
anywhere
street then will get into home
participants: 1.
going
thinking
and steal everything "(Spanish boy) "In a house where the lady was
several people and among them there is one
working and needed a person,
Romanian Gypsy. What would you do?"
she told me that would not hire
"Imagine that you need to hire someone to clean the house or take care of an elderly person and appears a Romanian gypsy person" (introducing the employment variable at one’s own home)
Romanian because will leave her "naked"(Bolivian woman) "I’ll give her a chance to work. I would get her home, but under observation. If steals me I’ll throw her out"(Spanish woman) GROUP 3
PREJUDICE/
COMMENTS/ STEREOTYPES
DISCRIMINATION
GROUP 1
CONTRACT COMPANY
Acceptance
CONTRACT
"I would make the interview
In this group value
THEM
IN
A
Acceptance Distrust-rejection
COMPANY "Yes I would hire him" (Spanish
associated to the
boy)
stereotype
"I dislike that they steal. I would
thieves
not trust them"(Spanish girl)
Empathy-to live a
Personal
experience:
My
mother went to an interview at the supermarket Dia and was not hired for being a gypsy. For being
gypsies
we
discriminated (Spanish girl)
42
are
similar situation
of
THEM
IN
A
and would be happy to hire him
very positively that
if he is prepared enough. I
a Romanian gypsy
wouldn’t do discrimination. I
person is seeking a
wouldn’t reject him"(Colombian
job
would
their
attitude has been
boy) "I
and
also
make
the
interview" (Spanish girl) "We complain that they do not integrate but unless we give them the opportunity they can not be integrated" (Spanish girl) "It is up to them"
very receptive