Genetic Attributions

Sign of Intolerance or Acceptance

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6384693
AutoresStephen P Schneider (0000-0002-3125-6274, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Katherine B Smith (0000-0003-0312-2284, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Kevin B Smith (0000-0003-0424-9367), John R Hibbing (0000-0002-6922-2459, University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
Año2018
Volumen80
Número3
Páginas1023-1027
Fecha de publicación2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508
EditorialUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/696860
OpenAlexW2800577939
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas9

Many scholars argue that people who attribute human characteristics to genetic causes also tend to hold politically and socially problematic attitudes. More specifically, public acceptance of genetic influences is believed to be associated with intolerance, prejudice, and the legitimation of social inequities and laissez-faire policies. We test these expectations with original data from two nationally representative samples that allow us to identify the American public’s attributional patterns across 18 diverse traits. Key findings are (1) genetic attributions are actually more likely to be made by liberals, not conservatives; (2) genetic attributions are associated with higher, not lower, levels of tolerance of vulnerable individuals; and (3) genetic attributions do not correlate with unseemly racial attitudes

Attribution · Biology · Genetic testing · Legitimation · Political science · Politics · Prejudice (legal term · Test (biology · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Genetics · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology