White Americans' Perceptions of Racial Hierarchy Change Lead to Threat and Anti-Democratic Attitudes

Poster Session V

Keyword: Racism and Discrimination

Abstract: To explain rising polarization over increasing racial diversity, we assess White Americans’ lay perceptions about racial demographic change in four studies. While political orientation does not shape perceptions of the pace of racial demographic change, it does shape White Americans' feelings of threat over that increasing diversity.

• Xanni Brown (Presenting Author)
• Salem Sulaiman (Author)
• Jennifer Richeson (Author)