Changes in Americans' prejudices during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Journal
Nature human behaviour
ISSN: 2397-3374
Titre abrégé: Nat Hum Behav
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101697750
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
received:
21
11
2018
accepted:
24
12
2021
pubmed:
23
2
2022
medline:
27
5
2022
entrez:
22
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The presidency of Donald Trump represented a relatively unique event in modern American history, whereby a sitting US president made numerous controversial remarks about minoritized groups yet nonetheless maintained substantial public support. Trump's comments constituted a departure from the egalitarian norms that had long characterized American political discourse. Here, we examine the potential effects of Trump's rhetoric on Americans' attitudes, predicting that these high-profile norm violations may have reshaped the personal prejudices of the American people. In 13 studies including over 10,000 participants, we tested how Americans' prejudice changed following the political ascension of Donald Trump. We found that explicit racial and religious prejudice significantly increased amongst Trump's supporters, whereas individuals opposed to Trump exhibited decreases in prejudice. Further, changing social norms appear to explain these changes in prejudice. These results suggest that Trump's presidency coincided with a substantial change in the topography of prejudice in the United States.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35190712
doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01287-2
pii: 10.1038/s41562-021-01287-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
656-665Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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