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38 percent of White Americans hold simultaneously egalitarian and symbolically racist beliefs.

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38 percent of White Americans hold simultaneously egalitarian and symbolically racist beliefs.

Evidence

True, over a third of White Americans are modern versions of the “Myrdal ambivalents,” endorsing both the principle of equal treatment and symbolic racism. However, this conïŹ‚ict seems not to be troubling to such people, since symbolic racism dominates egalitarianism in determining their preferences about such racial policies as busing and afïŹrmative action. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of
, 2196 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

To be sure, the survey evidence shows that the correlations of egalitarianism with symbolic racism are always negative and substantial, suggesting that they are in conïŹ‚ict. And many Whites today seem to hold beliefs analogous to the “Myrdal ambivalents” of Allport’s day. In the 2000 NES, 38 percent of all Whites fell simultaneously above the absolute midpoints of both the symbolic racism and the “equal treatment” scales. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of
, 2187 (#expands, via linked claim)

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  • XREF: connects to: Most white Americans hold a racial status profile toward the middle, not the extremes. — Erin Cooley, Jazmin L. Brown-Iannuzzi, Nava Caluori, Nicholas Elacqua, and William Cipolli, White Americans who perceive themselves
, 41; A large share of Whites hold simultaneously egalitarian and prejudiced beliefs — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of
, 2187; Over a third of White Americans simultaneously endorse equality and symbolic racism without distress. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of
, 2196 (+4 more)

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