Mis informed: What Americans Know About Social Groups and Why It - Matters for Politic

List of contents

1. The Politics of Racialized Misinformation; 2. What Does the Public Know about Socially Marginalized Groups?; 3. The Political Consequences of Racialized Misinformation; 4. Implications of a (Mis)informed Public; Bibliography.

Summary

This Element examines just how much the public knows about some of America's most stigmatized social groups, who comprise 40.3% of the population, and evaluates whether misinformation matters for policy attitudes and candidate support.

Product details

• Authors: Marisa Abrajano, Marisa (University of California Abrajano, Nazita Lajevardi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108794817
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79481-7
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity