Humiliated and offended people: A study about scorn and discrimination in Peru

Abstract

Seven hundred eighty nine Peruvian students (362 men and 427 women, in ages between 16 and 27 years) answered a 6 - items Scale of Perception of Contempt in Peru. Although there is no significative statistical differences between the total scores in men and women, item- analysis showed these difference in three items. The subjects wich saw themselves as of white race had a stronger perception of contempt in the Peruvian society than the other people. The validation and other psychometric qualities of the Scale of Perception of Contempt in Peru are commented in this communication.