APA Dictionary of Psychology

a contemporary form of prejudice against members of other racial groups that is expressed indirectly and covertly, typically by condemning the cultural values of the outgroup or by experiencing aversive emotions when interacting with its members but not acting on those negative emotions (see aversive racism). A modern racist, for example, expresses prejudice by condemning another group’s cultural values or by avoiding any contact with members of that group. Changed social attitudes have brought about a decline in the direct expression of racial discrimination and hostility toward minority groups, with a corresponding increase in the less blatant modern racism.