Racism, ideology, and affirmative action revisited
The antecedents and consequences of "principled objections" to affirmative action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher M Federico, Celso Federico (0000-0002-7917-1659, Twin Cities Orthopedics), Jim Sidanius (0000-0003-0564-6516, California Department of Education) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 488-502 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.82.4.488 |
| PMID | 11999919 |
| OpenAlex | W2101727371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 117 |
| References cited | 65 |
In 2 studies, the antecedents and consequences of "principled objections" to affirmative action (specific, "race-neutral" reasons for opposing the policy) among Whites were examined. In Study 1. data from a probability sample of Los Angeles adults indicated the following: (a) that principled-objection endorsement was driven not merely by race-neutral values but also by dominance-related concerns like racism; (b) that principled objections mediated the effects of group dominance; and (c) that education strengthened-rather than attenuated-the relationship between dominance-related concerns and principled objections. whereas it left the relationship between race-neutral values and the latter essentially unchanged. In Study 2, the education findings were conceptually replicated in a panel study of undergraduates: The completion of additional years of college boosted the correlation between racism and principled objections, whereas it had no effect on the predictive power of conservatism. These results provide support for a general group-dominance approach, which suggests that factors like racism continue to shape White opposition to race-targeted policies
Affirmative action · Conservatism · Dominance (genetics) · Ideology · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 117 |
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| Citations per year | 4,88 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 107 |