White by Another Name? Can Anti-Christian Bias Claims Serve as a Racial Dog Whistle?
Psychol Sci
; 35(4): 415-434, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Four preregistered experiments (N = 4,307) explored whether anti-Christian bias claims can discreetly signal White allyship among Christian American adults. In Experiments 1 and 2, reading about anti-Christian bias led White, but not Black, Christians to perceive more anti-White bias. Experiments 3 and 4 demonstrate the connection between Christian and White can be leveraged by politicians in the form of a racial dog whistle. In Experiment 3, White Christians perceived a politician concerned about anti-Christian bias as caring more about anti-White bias and more willing to fight for White people (relative to a control). This politician was also perceived as less offensive than a politician concerned about anti-White bias. In Experiment 4, Black Christians perceived a politician concerned about anti-Christian bias as less offensive than one concerned about anti-White bias yet still unlikely to fight for Black people. Results suggest "anti-Christian bias" can provide a relatively palatable way to signal allegiance to White people.
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Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Racismo
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Brancos
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Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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En
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Psychol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article