Meanings and Impacts of Confederate Monuments in the U.S. South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7464740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Britt (0000-0002-9792-2153), Emily Wager, Emily M Wager (0000-0003-1935-1954), Tyler Steelman (0009-0005-0159-5354), Tyler S Steelman (0000-0002-7769-0949) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-123 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1742-058X • E-ISSN: 1742-0598 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1742058x2000020x |
| OpenAlex | W3101386579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 29 |
How do citizens interpret contentious symbols that pervade their community? And what downstream effects does state protection of these symbols have on how citizens of different backgrounds feel they belong in their community? We approach these questions through the lens of race and Confederate monuments in the American South. We rely on two original surveys to illustrate 1) the symbolic meanings Americans attach to these monuments and 2) how state protection of them impacts residents’ feelings of belonging. We find that perceptions of Confederate monuments vary by race: White U.S. residents are drastically less likely to perceive them as symbolic of racial injustice than are Black U.S. residents. Further, state protection of Confederate monuments leads to a diminished sense of belonging among Blacks, while leaving Whites unaffected. This research moves beyond scholarship examining simple support for or opposition toward contentious symbols, developing a deeper understanding of what meaning those symbols can hold for individuals and what their impacts are on individuals’ feelings of belonging and engagement in their communities
Criminology · Feeling · Injustice · Meaning (existential · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Scholarship · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Gender Studies · Law · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |