Why do Americans dislike publicly funded health care? Examining the intersection of race and gender in the ideological context

Zhu, Ling; Wright, Kenicia

doi:10.1080/21565503.2015.1064007

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“…It is important to note, however, that gender and racial attitudes usually work in concert rather than in isolation. Although gender attitudes have consistently been linked to support for generous healthcare policies, support is similarly structured by racial attitudes (Zhu and Wright 2016). Similarly, in the domain of childcare (often considered a "women's issue"), cues about the race of mothers can affect support for more generous subsidies (Cassese and Barnes 2018).…”

Section: Racialised and Gendered Policy Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Race–gender bias in white Americans’ preferences for gun availability

2020

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We argue that Americans’ policy attitudes on firearm availability are influenced by the identity of the prospective owner. We use an experiment to demonstrate that attitudes towards gun control/availability are influenced by both race and gender; whether subjects are primed to think of African-Americans versus whites or men versus women has a substantial impact on the degree to which they support firearm access. We find that for many white Americans, Black men and white women stand on opposite poles – priming white Americans with the thought of a Black man decreases support for gun availability, whereas priming the thought of a white woman increases support for gun availability. Further, the magnitude of this effect is quite large – comparable to the difference between Democrats and Republicans. These findings underscore the importance of thinking about the complicated role identity groups play in understanding Americans’ preferences for government (in)action, even in policy areas with explicit Constitutional mandates.

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Section: Racialised and Gendered Policy Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%