Perception and Prejudice : Race and Politics in the United States /

Perception and Prejudice : Race and Politics in the United States / Jon Hurwitz ; Mark Peffley.

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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 explor...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Other Authors: Peffley, Mark (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Racism > Political aspects > United States.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
Racism > Political aspects.
White people > Attitudes.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction / Hurwitz, Ion / Peffley, Mark
  • Chapter 2 Prejudice and Politics: An Intellectual Biography of a Research Project / Sniderman, Paul M. / Piazza, Thomas / Harvey, Hosea
  • Chapter 3 When White Southerners Converse About Race / Kuklinski, lames H. / Cobb, Michael D.
  • Chapter 4 Whites' Stereotypes of Blacks: Sources and Political Consequences / Peffley, Mark / Hurwitz, Ion
  • Chapter 5 When Prejudice Matters: The Impact of Racial Stereotypes on the Racial Policy Preferences of Democrats and Republicans / Carmines, Edward C. / Layman, Geoffrey C.
  • Chapter 6 Understanding Whites' Resistance to Affirmative Action: The Role of Principled Commitments and Racial Prejudice / Stoker, Laura
  • Chapter 7 Racial Attitudes and Race-Neutral Social Policies: White Opposition to Welfare and the Politics of Racial Inequality / Gilens, Martin
  • Chapter 8 In Their Own Words: Citizens' Explanations of Inequality Between the Races / Knight, Kathleen
  • Contributors
  • Appendix
  • Index.

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