Public Identity in Defining the Boundaries of Public and Private : The Example of Latent Anti-Semitism

The extent of latent anti-Semitic prejudice in Hungary is examined. Survey data from adults indicate that anti-Semitic respondents felt greater latency pressure than non-anti-Semitic participants; differences between high latency & low latency non-anti-Semites were clear; & right- & left-wing anti-Semitic respondents expressed their dislike of Jews in distinct terms & perceived their capacity to articulate such aversion differently. It is concluded that leftist anti-Semites are much more aware of their latency than are their right-wing counterparts; moreover, anti-Semitism appears to function as a cultural & political code in contemporary Hungary. 8 Tables, 19 References. J. W. Parker