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This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by SAGE Publications, 2020.
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This article measures discrimination in the reality TV show Big Brother, a high-stakes environment. Data on contestants’ nominations are taken from 35 series of the British version of the show, covering the years 2000–2016. Race and age discrimination are found, with contestants more likely to nominate those of a different race and those different in age from themselves. However, no discrimination is identified on the basis of gender, geographical region of origin, or level of education. Racial discrimination is driven by males, but females exhibit stronger age discrimination than males. Age discrimination is driven by the younger contestants discriminating against the older. Regional differences emerge, particularly between contestants from Greater London and those from the north of England; northerners have a stronger tendency to engage in racial and age discrimination, and to discriminate in favour of the opposite gender.
Author(s): Lane T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Rationality and Society
Year: 2020
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
Pages: 197-222
Print publication date: 01/05/2020
Online publication date: 10/02/2020
Acceptance date: 01/02/2020
Date deposited: 05/09/2023
ISSN (print): 1043-4631
ISSN (electronic): 1461-7358
Publisher: SAGE Publications
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/10434631209040
DOI: 10.1177/1043463120904049
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