Identity and the racialized politics of violence in gun regulation policy preferences

Bibliographic Data

ID10764239
AuthorsXavier Medina Vidal (0000-0003-3202-7358, Diane D. Blair Professor of Latino Studies, Department of Political Science University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas United States of America), Rocio Paez (0000-0001-5885-4787, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas United States of America), Todd Shields (0000-0003-1459-0024, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, corresponding author), Todd G Shields (0000-0002-0028-5486, Professor, Department of Political Science University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas United States of America)
Year2022
Volume103
Issue6
Pages1342-1358
Publication date2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ssqu.13023
OpenAlexW3192423730
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited72

Objective In this study, we examine how attitudes about race, as well as ethno‐racial identities, influence support for various gun regulation policies. Drawing on the Racial Resentment and identity politics literature, we argue that attitudes about gun control are not simply driven by ideological, partisan, or demographic factors, but are often influenced by attitudes about race and identity, and region. Methods Using data from a 2016 national survey of White, African American, and Hispanic/Latinx respondents, along with a comparable southern sample, we test for the effects of ethno‐racial identity, Racial Resentment, evaluations of the Black Lives Matter movement, and feelings about African Americans on individuals’ attitudes about background checks and banning assault weapons. Using the 2016 American National Election Study, we test the generalizability of these findings in the presence of additional controls. Results Overall, we find that attitudes about race, ethno‐racial identities, and in some cases regional variations, help explain support for gun regulation policies

Criminology · Feeling · Gun control · Identity (music) · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Resentment · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies