Title The acceptance and expression of prejudice during the Trump era / Brian F. Shaffner

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge elements. Elements in American politics Cambridge elements. Elements in American politics. Summary What are the consequences when politicians make prejudiced statements? Theories about the suppression of prejudice argue that people are likely to express more prejudice when they believe that norms are more permissive than they may have otherwise assumed. Using a series of experiments carried out during and since the 2016 campaign, Brian Schaffner shows that being exposed to Donald Trump's prejudiced rhetoric causes people to express more prejudice themselves. Notably, this is not merely a 'Trump Effect;' people's commitment to anti-prejudice norms is undermined even when exposed to prejudiced rhetoric attributed to unnamed politicians. These findings are consequential; if politicians increasingly feel at liberty to express explicit prejudice, then the mass public is likely to take cues from such behavior, leading them to express more prejudice themselves. This may lead to i ncreasingly heightened inter-group tensions which could pose a threat to political and social stability in the United States Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed February 24, 2021) Subject Trump, Donald, 1946- -- Influence SUBJECT Trump, Donald, 1946- fast Subject Prejudices -- Political aspects -- United States Politicians -- United States -- Attitudes Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Politicians -- Attitudes Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021 Subject United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108924153 1108924158 9781108935227 1108935222

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