Contemporary racism has gone underground and requires new theories

Evidence

Not everyone is persuaded that the notion of a “new” racism is required. Some say that the old racism is still quite common, and that the supposed decline in negative stereotyping has been exaggerated (Devine & Elliot, 1995; Sniderman & Piazza, 1993). Others say that any “new” racism is at bottom not very different from an “old” racial prejudice (Schuman, Steeh, & Bobo, 1985), ethnocentrism (Sniderman & Piazza, 1993), or authoritarianism (Raden, 1994). Still others say that a “new” racism may only look new because it merely confounds an underlying “old” racism with political conservatism (Fazio et al., 1995; Roth, 1994; Sniderman & Tetlock, 1986; Weigel & Howes, 1985). — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3609 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: New World Order theory spreads fast because racism is optional packaging — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 600; Modern racism is widespread and not confined to a few extremists.; Contemporary racism and neoliberalism are mutually constitutive forces needing a new analytic vocabulary — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 27 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Scholars dispute whether new racism is genuinely distinct from old racial prejudice #complicates (0.74) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3609