Symbolic Racism 2000 Scale
The Symbolic Racism 2000 Scale (SR2K), developed by Henry and Sears (2002), is an 8-item self-report measure of symbolic racism, a contemporary, subtle form of anti-Black prejudice that blends early-learned negative affect toward a group with traditional moral values such as individualism and the work ethic. It descends from the symbolic-racism construct introduced by Kinder and Sears (1981) and is closely related to the racial-resentment battery used in the American National Election Studies.
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- Henry, P. J., & Sears, D. O. (2002). The Symbolic Racism 2000 Scale. Political Psychology, 23(2), 253-283. DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00281 ↗
- Kinder, D. R., & Sears, D. O. (1981). Prejudice and politics: Symbolic racism versus racial threats to the good life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40(3), 414-431. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.40.3.414 ↗
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Symbolic Racism 2000 Scale (SR2K). ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/political-psychology/symbolic-racism-scale
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