Leah Christiani: Destabilized, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Destabilized
- Why White Americans Accept Racist Political Rhetoric
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- Verlag:
- Cambridge University Press, 08/2026
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781009837392
- Artikelnummer:
- 12619908
- Umfang:
- 220 Seiten
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 31.8.2026
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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| Buch, Gebunden, Englisch | EUR 115,56* |
Klappentext
In recent years, the United States has witnessed a resurgence in mainstream acceptance of overt, racist rhetoric from politicians. This increased tolerance arises despite previous evidence suggesting that white Americans reject racist appeals when they are explicit. Destabilized examines this shift and points to a perception of threat to white dominance as the root cause. The book finds that when white Americans feel their dominance in the racial hierarchy is unstable, their prejudice activates, and they seek to 'restabilize' the racial hierarchy by accepting negative, explicit racial appeals. Analyses of survey experiments, observational survey data, and political media demonstrate this phenomenon. Finding that this link exists among both white Republicans and white Democrats, Destabilized speaks broadly to the nature of whiteness as a racial identity rooted in the desire for dominance.