Continuities in Support for Racial Equality, 1972 to 1976

Capitalizing upon the panel component of the 1972–1976 National Election Study, we explore change in white Americans' support for racial equality. Two general propositions regarding individual change are examined: frustration-aggression theory, which attributes change to the stresses and strain...

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Published in:Public opinion quarterly 1982-07, Vol.46 (2), p.195-215
Main Authors: KINDER, DONALD R., RHODEBECK, LAURIE A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Conflict theory
Crime victims
Equal/Equality/Equalization
Housing discrimination
Neighborhood schools
Race/Races/Racial/Racially (see also Relations, Race)
Racial equality
School busing
School desegregation
Street crime
Violent crimes
White/Whites
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Summary:Capitalizing upon the panel component of the 1972–1976 National Election Study, we explore change in white Americans' support for racial equality. Two general propositions regarding individual change are examined: frustration-aggression theory, which attributes change to the stresses and strains of private life; and realistic group conflict theory, which attributes change to the tangible threats blacks pose to whites' private interests. We find intermittent support for the first and virtually no support for the second. Much more impressive is the durability of opinion on racial equality, the insulation of racial opinion from the ostensibly powerful predicaments of private life.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/268713