Whites sustain equality-in-principle while delegitimizing redistributive measures as a coherent ideology

Evidence

For the present purposes, this problem is framed as the need to explain the emergence and character of an ideology of “bounded” racial change. It is argued that there is a nascent view that, although blacks are entitled to full citizenship rights, moving beyond equal rights to ensuring equal opportunities, or to implementing policies that may impose substantial burdens on whites, is an illegitimate goal. In particular, the tendencies to attribute racial inequality to the shortcomings of blacks themselves (Kluegel, 1985; Schuman, 1971) and to view the opportunity structure as fair and open (Kluegel, 1985) are key elements of the ideology of bounded racial change. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3339

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names and specifies the ‘bounded racial change’ belief system — norms that grant formal equality but refuse the redistributive steps equality would require.
• XREF: Directly parallels the racial-paradox framing in paras 3332-33 and mirrors the reader’s strategic-essentialism bind: an affirmative principle held in a bounded, non-committal register rather than genuinely inhabited. — connects to: White racial ideology supports formal equality while opposing burdensome change — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology: Key Readings, 3436; Whites broadly endorse racial equality in principle yet reject concrete equality policies — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2626; Whites support racial equality in principle but resist the policies implementing it — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3332 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Whites broadly endorse racial equality in principle yet reject concrete equality policies #corroborates (0.97) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2626
• Whites support racial equality in principle but resist the policies implementing it #corroborates (0.93) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3332
• White racial ideology supports formal equality while opposing burdensome change #corroborates (0.92) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3436
• White racial ideology supports basic rights but opposes change that burdens whites #corroborates (0.90) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3436
• Symbolic racism outweighs egalitarian beliefs in shaping White racial policy views #expands (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3647
• Modern White Americans broadly support group equality while rejecting explicit racial dominance #qualifies (0.72) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2185