Perception and prejudice
Subtitle: race and politics in the United States
By: edited by Jon Hurwitz and Mark Peffley.
Contributors: Hurwitz, Jon.; Peffley, Mark.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.; Whites -- United States -- Attitudes.; United States -- Race relations.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
Description: Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors - leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior - clarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues as affirmative action, housing, welfare, and crime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.