Race, Xenophobia, and Punitiveness Among the American Public

We outline four connections between xenophobia and punitiveness toward criminals in a national sample of Americans. First, among self-identified whites xenophobia is more predictive of punitiveness than specific forms of racial animus. Second, xenophobia and punitiveness are strongly connected among...

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Main Authors:	Baker, Joseph O., Canarte, David, Day, Edward
Published:	Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2018
Subjects:	Xenophobia immigrants racial threat racial animus punitiveness Donald Trump Sociology and Anthropology Politics and Social Change
Online Access:	https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5384 https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2018.1479202

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spelling	ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-etsu-works-65882019-11-01T03:35:45Z Race, Xenophobia, and Punitiveness Among the American Public Baker, Joseph O. Canarte, David Day, Edward We outline four connections between xenophobia and punitiveness toward criminals in a national sample of Americans. First, among self-identified whites xenophobia is more predictive of punitiveness than specific forms of racial animus. Second, xenophobia and punitiveness are strongly connected among whites, but are only moderately and weakly related among black and Hispanic Americans, respectively. Third, among whites substantial proportions of the variance between sociodemographic, political, and religious predictors of punitiveness are mediated by levels of xenophobia. Finally, xenophobia is the strongest overall predictor of punitiveness among whites. Overall, xenophobia is an essential aspect of understanding public punitiveness, particularly among whites. 2018-08-24T07:00:00Z text https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5384 https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2018.1479202 ETSU Faculty Works Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Xenophobia immigrants racial threat racial animus punitiveness Donald Trump Sociology and Anthropology Politics and Social Change
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description	We outline four connections between xenophobia and punitiveness toward criminals in a national sample of Americans. First, among self-identified whites xenophobia is more predictive of punitiveness than specific forms of racial animus. Second, xenophobia and punitiveness are strongly connected among whites, but are only moderately and weakly related among black and Hispanic Americans, respectively. Third, among whites substantial proportions of the variance between sociodemographic, political, and religious predictors of punitiveness are mediated by levels of xenophobia. Finally, xenophobia is the strongest overall predictor of punitiveness among whites. Overall, xenophobia is an essential aspect of understanding public punitiveness, particularly among whites.
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title	Race, Xenophobia, and Punitiveness Among the American Public
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Race, Xenophobia, and Punitiveness Among the American Public

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