White awareness of racial inequality does not translate into support for remedies

Evidence

Because inequality may be explained in many different ways (Apostle et al., 1983), because the extent of the inequality may be misjudged (Robinson, 1983), and because the extent of ameliorative efforts may be exaggerated (Kluegel & Smith, 1982), white awareness of inequality and discrimination does not directly result in support for efforts to achieve equality. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3352

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Explicit racial appeals fail to shift welfare support whereas implicit racial cues succeed. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 78; White privilege stays invisible because Whites rarely occupy divergent perspectives — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 435