White consensus on equality depends heavily on which version is tested

Evidence

Most writers today describe a post-civil-rights era consensus among Whites on support for general principles of racial equality. But things are not quite that simple. It depends on which version of equality is in question. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2180

Categorization

  • SEED: Angle: the ‘principle-implementation gap’ — how easy agreement on lofty equality principles coexists with resistance to concrete policy demands.