Binding: Paperback
Description: A thought - provoking look at how racial resentment rather than racial prejudice alone motivate a growing resistance among whites to improve the circumstances faced by racial minorities. In Racial Resentment in the Political Mind Darren W. Davis and David C. Wilson challenge the commonly held notion that all racial negativity disagreements and objections to policies that seek to help racial minorities stem from racial prejudice. They argue that racial resentment arises from just - world beliefs and appraisals of deservingness that help explain the persistence of racial inequality in America in ways more consequential than racism or racial prejudice alone. The culprits as many White people see it are undeserving people of color who are perceived to benefit unfairly from and take advantage of resources that come at Whites expense a worldview in which any attempt at modest change is seen as a challenge to the status quo and privilege. Yet as Davis and Wilson reveal many Whites have become racially resentful due to their perceptions that African Americans skirt the rules of the game and violate traditional values by taking advantage of unearned resources. Resulting attempts at racial progress lead Whites to respond in ways that retain their social advantage opposing ameliorative policies minority candidates and other advancement on racial progress. Because racial resentment is rooted in beliefs about justice fairness and deservingness ordinary citizens who may not harbor racist motivations may wind up in the same political position as racists but for different reasons.
Title: Racial Resentment In The Political Mind
Author(s): Wilson David C.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226814841
Pages: 320 Pages, 17 Line Drawings, 47 Tables
Publication Date: 12/27/2021
Category: Civil Rights & Citizenship