Relation of the majority people to the Roma.
This chapter of the Global report on Roma in Slovakia analyses
the relationship of the majority population to the Roma in
Slovakia, reflecting the results of public opinion polls. The
author examines the considerable social gulf between the
majority population and the Roma, and explains how these
prejudices arose. The author analyzes the results of public
opinion polls in explaining the social gap between the majority
and the Roma, criticizes misleading studies of social distance,
and examines perceptions of the social standing of the Roma in
Slovakia. In conclusion, the author warns of a rise in tension
between the majority and the Roma, and evaluates the danger of
ethnic conflict as social chasms continue to deepen.