Affirmative Action Attitudes: Effects of Self-Interest, Racial Affect, and Stratification Beliefs on Whites' Views

Social Forces ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 797 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Kluegel ◽  
Eliot R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Stratification Beliefs

White Supervisor and Subordinate Beliefs about Black/White Inequality: Implications for Understanding and Reducing Workplace Racial Disparities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A Smith ◽  
Matthew O Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Intergroup Contact Theory ◽  
Racial Stratification ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Group Position ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Stratification Beliefs ◽  
Levels Of Support

Abstract This study examines the racial stratification beliefs of white Americans who have decision-making power at work (managers and supervisors) and of those (subordinates) who lack such power. We focus on whether these groups vary in overall levels of support for, and in determinants of, beliefs about racial inequality. Pooled cross-sectional analyses of data from the 1977 to 2014 General Social Surveys (GSS) reveal that, among both white supervisors and subordinates, support is greatest for a motivation-based explanation of black disadvantage, followed by (in order) explanations focusing on blacks’ lesser educational chances, discrimination against blacks, and finally, blacks’ supposed lesser ability. In line with Group Position Theory, our multivariate analyses reveal few differences across the supervisory divide in levels of support for, or in the determinants of, whites’ beliefs about black disadvantage. Differences that do exist align with alternative perspectives including Social Dominance Theory, a Group Self-Interest Model, and Intergroup Contact Theory. We conclude by discussing the theoretical and methodological implications of our findings for future research pertaining to what does and does not work to ameliorate racial inequality in the workplace.

Tenure, Race/Ethnicity and Attitudes toward Affirmative Action: A Matter of Self-Interest?

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Flores Niemann ◽  
John F. Dovidio
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Beliefs about affirmative action: A test of the group self-interest and racism beliefs models.

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euna Oh ◽  
Chun-Chung Choi ◽  
Helen A. Neville ◽  
Carolyn J. Anderson ◽  
Joycelyn Landrum-Brown
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Group Self
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