Parties and Prejudice
The Normalization of Antiminority Rhetoric in US Politics
Seiten
2025
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-84240-0 (ISBN)
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-84240-0 (ISBN)
An essential guide to how the interactions between social norms, party politics, and expressions of prejudice are driving contemporary politics.
Antiminority rhetoric in American politics has grown more overt. What were once fringe comments on Stormfront have now become typical campaign appeals from many mainstream politicians. If there was ever a doubt, this is a poignant reminder that the boundaries of what is “acceptable” and “unacceptable” to say and do are fluid and socially enforced.
In Parties and Prejudice, Maneesh Arora offers a broad framework for understanding this new political terrain. Arora argues that the interaction between social norms and party politics determines what the political consequence of prejudicial speech will be. He illuminates this nuanced relationship by showing that norms vary based on the targeted minority group and the intended audience.
Drawing on experiments, survey data, news coverage, and real-world examples, Parties and Prejudice examines the distinctive ways that egalitarian/inegalitarian norms have developed—within each party—for Black, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ Americans. It is essential reading for understanding Donald Trump’s rise to power, the modern conservative agenda (including opposition to critical race theory and transgender rights), and threats to the development of a multiracial democracy.
Antiminority rhetoric in American politics has grown more overt. What were once fringe comments on Stormfront have now become typical campaign appeals from many mainstream politicians. If there was ever a doubt, this is a poignant reminder that the boundaries of what is “acceptable” and “unacceptable” to say and do are fluid and socially enforced.
In Parties and Prejudice, Maneesh Arora offers a broad framework for understanding this new political terrain. Arora argues that the interaction between social norms and party politics determines what the political consequence of prejudicial speech will be. He illuminates this nuanced relationship by showing that norms vary based on the targeted minority group and the intended audience.
Drawing on experiments, survey data, news coverage, and real-world examples, Parties and Prejudice examines the distinctive ways that egalitarian/inegalitarian norms have developed—within each party—for Black, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ Americans. It is essential reading for understanding Donald Trump’s rise to power, the modern conservative agenda (including opposition to critical race theory and transgender rights), and threats to the development of a multiracial democracy.
Maneesh Arora is assistant professor of political science at Wellesley College and visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center.
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Theory of Differential Norms
Chapter 3. The Social Norms Index
Chapter 4. Anti-Black Messaging and Political Evaluations
Chapter 5. Anti-Muslim Messaging and Political Evaluations
Chapter 6. Anti-LGBTQ+ Messaging and Political Evaluations
Chapter 7. Countering Explicit Prejudicial Political Messaging
Chapter 8. Implications of the Normalization of Prejudice
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 38 halftones, 25 tables |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 367 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-226-84240-1 / 0226842401 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-84240-0 / 9780226842400 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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