What helps you hurts me: Researchers should consider how symbolic racism might affect attitudes toward basic income

[...]to understand whether this program will be successful, it may beneficial to examine whether other similar programs have also been successful. Other researchers have also found that beliefs about the work ethic of Black individuals are the strongest predictor of reducing government spending on m...

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Published in:Industrial and organizational psychology 2021-12, Vol.14 (4), p.590-592
Main Authors: Cox, Cody B., Pool, Gregory J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Attitudes
Basic income
Commentaries
Employees
Government spending
Psychology
Racism
Research methodology
Researchers
Swimming pools
Work ethic
Work life balance
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Summary:[...]to understand whether this program will be successful, it may beneficial to examine whether other similar programs have also been successful. Other researchers have also found that beliefs about the work ethic of Black individuals are the strongest predictor of reducing government spending on minority groups (Gilens, Sniderman, & Kuklinski, 1998). [...]we think symbolic racism may also be the force that drove communities in the middle of the 20th century to abandon and close the public swimming pools that were integrated. More importantly, both government programs and organizational policies that benefit minority groups may be resented by the majority, and understanding the boundary conditions and moderators of this resentment may help overcome this resistance.
ISSN:1754-9426
1754-9434
DOI:10.1017/iop.2021.120