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Perception and Prejudice Race and Politics in the United States 1st Edition by Jon Hurwitz, Mark Peffley ISBN 0300143451 9780300143454

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Author(s): Jon Hurwitz, Mark Peffley
ISBN(s): 9780300143454, 0300143451
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 11.98 MB
Year: 2008
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0300143451 
ISBN 13: 9780300143454
Author: Jon Hurwitz, Mark Peffley

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 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 generation—the 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.

Perception and Prejudice Race and Politics in the United States 1st Table of contents:

Part One: Historical and Social Foundations

  1. Understanding Race and Prejudice in America

  2. The Historical Context of Race Relations

  3. Social Constructs and Stereotypes

Part Two: Perception and Its Impact
4. How Perceptions Shape Political Attitudes
5. Media Influence on Race and Politics
6. Public Opinion and Racial Bias

Part Three: Race in the Political Arena
7. Voting Behavior and Race
8. Political Representation and Minority Groups
9. Policy Making and Racial Implications

Part Four: Contemporary Challenges and Future Directions
10. Racial Discrimination in the Justice System
11. Race and Economic Inequality
12. Strategies for Reducing Prejudice in Politics

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