Perception and Prejudice
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Yale University Press (US) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780300143454 |
| Open Library | OL17876322W |
| Total publications | 9 |
| Coverage period | 2017 - 2017 |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 131 |
| Impact factor | 0.778 |
| h-index | 1 |
| i10-index | 1 |
Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributorsleading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behaviorclarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues as affirmative action, housing, welfare, and crime. The authors make use of the largest national study of public opinion on racial issues in more than a generationthe Race and Politics Study (RPS) conducted by the Survey Research Center at the University of California. The RPS employed methodological improvements made possible by Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing, a technique that enables analysts to combine the internal validity of laboratory experiments with the external validity of probability sampling. Taking full advantage of these research methods, the authors offer highly nuanced analyses of subjects ranging from the sources of racial stereotypes to the racial policy preferences of Democrats and Republicans to the reasons for resistance to affirmative action. Their findings indicate that while crude and explicit forms of racial prejudice may have declined in recent decades, racial stereotypes persist among many whites and exert a powerful influence on the ways they view certain public policies.
Anthropology · Cultural · Discrimination & Race Relations · Minority Studies · Political science · Public policy · Social Science · Social sciences
Chapter 7 Racial Attitudes and Race-Neutral Social Policies
In almost every aspect of social and economic well-being, black Americans remain worse off than whites. African Americans ’ median income today is 74 % that of whites, a feeble improvement of only five percentage points in the past 25 years. Racial differences in high school completion rates and achievement scores on standardized tests have narrowed dramatically in the past two decades. But the racial gap in college education remains large, with …
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 8 In Their Own Words
Chapter 3 When White Southerners Converse About Race
Like other authors in this volume, we examine white Americans' attitudes toward African-Americans.Unlike the other chapters, this one focuses on one region of the country: the South.Whereas the other authors use time-tested, individual-level measures of prejudice and racial attitudes, we employ a new and thus untested methodology that is best suited for group comparisons such as those commonly found in psychology.We seek an answer to one question…
Chapter 5 When Prejudice Matters
Chapter 6 Understanding Whites' Resistance to Affirmative Action
Chapter 2 Prejudice and Politics
Chapter 4 Whites' Stereotypes of Blacks
Race continues to be a powerfully divisive force in American politics. For the last several decades, racial issues (e.g., segregation, busing, and affirmative action) have remained on the front-burner of the political agenda, polarizing the American electorate and, as a consequence, dramatically affecting voting patterns, partisan alignments, and trust in government (Carmines and Stimson 1989). It seems likely, however, that the power of race to …
Perception and Prejudice
Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior clarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues …
Perception and Prejudice
Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior clarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues …
Chapter 7 Racial Attitudes and Race-Neutral Social Policies
In almost every aspect of social and economic well-being, black Americans remain worse off than whites. African Americans ’ median income today is 74 % that of whites, a feeble improvement of only five percentage points in the past 25 years. Racial differences in high school completion rates and achievement scores on standardized tests have narrowed dramatically in the past two decades. But the racial gap in college education remains large, with …
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 8 In Their Own Words
Chapter 3 When White Southerners Converse About Race
Like other authors in this volume, we examine white Americans' attitudes toward African-Americans.Unlike the other chapters, this one focuses on one region of the country: the South.Whereas the other authors use time-tested, individual-level measures of prejudice and racial attitudes, we employ a new and thus untested methodology that is best suited for group comparisons such as those commonly found in psychology.We seek an answer to one question…
Chapter 5 When Prejudice Matters
Chapter 6 Understanding Whites' Resistance to Affirmative Action
Chapter 2 Prejudice and Politics
Chapter 4 Whites' Stereotypes of Blacks
Race continues to be a powerfully divisive force in American politics. For the last several decades, racial issues (e.g., segregation, busing, and affirmative action) have remained on the front-burner of the political agenda, polarizing the American electorate and, as a consequence, dramatically affecting voting patterns, partisan alignments, and trust in government (Carmines and Stimson 1989). It seems likely, however, that the power of race to …
Perception and Prejudice
Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior clarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues …