Sociology

R. Weinerová

2014.6.28Acta Ethnographica Hungarica

DOI: 10.1556/aethn.59.2014.1.10

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This 2014 study examines Czechs' perception of Roma culture in cultural stereotypes, revealing new faces of stereotypes and aspects that fuel anti-Gypsyism ideology.

Abstract

This paper provides a contemporary perception of stereotypical ideas Czechs have about the Roma culture in the Czech Republic. The location of our research was the Usti region in northern Bohemia that has the largest Roma population. Moreover, the research presents new faces of stereotypes in naming Roma in the Czech society. We discuss many aspects that provided the highest quantity of significant characteristics on which the ideology of anti-Gypsyism is based.

Citation format

WEINEROVÁ, R. Anti-gypsyism in the czech republic: Czechs’ perception of roma in cultural stereotypes. Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 2014, 59: 211–221.