Placing Racial Stereotypes in Context: Social Desirability and the Politics of Racial Hostility

• DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12051
• Publication Date: 2013-08-22T19:52:47Z
• Authors: Christopher R. Weber; Howard Lavine; Leonie Huddy; Christopher M. Fe...
• Keywords: Hostility; Social dominance orientation; White (mutation); Racial diversity

Past research indicates that diversity at the level of larger geographic units (e.g., counties) is linked to white racial hostility. However, has not addressed whether diverse local contexts may strengthen or weaken relationship between stereotypes and policy attitudes. In a statewide opinion survey, we find black‐white zip‐code strengthens connection race‐related attitudes among whites. Moreover, this effect most pronounced low self‐monitors, individuals who are relatively immune effects egalitarian social norms likely develop within racially area. We racializing evident for African Americans “violent”) “relevant” given capital punishment). Our findings lend nuance on political confirm residential settings Americans.