Symbolic racism is not reducible to political conservatism

Evidence

Symbolic racism is rooted in racial affect and individualistic values, which contribute to it both additively and through perceptions of Blacks that merge the two (Sears & Henry, 2003). Although once criticized as merely reflecting political conservatism, symbolic racism empirically relates about equally to it and to traditional prejudice (Sears & Henry, 2003). The effects of symbolic racism on racially relevant dependent variables are not materially reduced by controlling for political conservatism (Sears et al. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2179

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2179
• XREF: connects to: Conservative politics do not predict ethnocentrism as well as fascist psychology does — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1801; Symbolic racism scales may measure opposition to big government, not racial attitudes. — Christopher Tarman and David O. Sears, The Conceptualization and Measurement…, 28; Symbolic racism scales measure a distinct attitude rather than mere conservatism — Christopher Tarman and David O. Sears, The Conceptualization and Measurement…, 192 (+1 more)