Most whites wrongly believe blacks have achieved economic parity with whites

Evidence

Research on subtle, modern prejudices began with recognition of a change over time in the attitudes that many Whites held toward Blacks in the United States. Representative national surveys documented a dramatic change from endorsement of racial segregation, discrimination, and the innate inferiority of Blacks to rejection of these practices and ideas (see Sears, ch. 21 this volume). However, Whites nonetheless often endorse beliefs denying that Blacks’ social and economic problems can be ascribed to external factors such as job discrimination, and ascribe them, implicitly or explicitly, to internal factors such as lack of motivation. Although such ideas have unfavorable implications for disadvantaged groups, they do not necessarily imply a generalized antipathy. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 181 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Whites often deny external causes for Black disadvantage without antipathy — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 181; Whites broadly endorse racial equality in principle yet reject concrete equality policies — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2626; A large share of Whites hold simultaneously egalitarian and prejudiced beliefs — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2187

Broader Connections

• Whites often deny external causes for Black disadvantage without antipathy #complicates (0.70) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 181