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Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later

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Gaither, SE; Wilton, LS; Young, DM
Published in: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
December 1, 2014

When Barack Obama became the "first Black President" of the United States in 2008, researchers examined how his election impacted Americans' views of racial progress. When he was reelected in 2012, the minority status of the president had become less novel. In the present study, we investigated whether perceptions concerning racial progress varied: (1) before and after President Obama's reelection; (2) by whether President Obama was labeled as biracial or Black; and (3) among White and Black individuals. We replicated past findings to demonstrate that after Obama's reelection, White participants reported that our country had made racial progress and decreased their support for equality programs (e.g., affirmative action). Our results also revealed that labeling President Obama as either biracial or Black did not affect views of racial progress. Additionally, Black participants categorized President Obama as Black more than White participants, while White participants categorized President Obama as White more than Black participants. We discuss these results in terms of the impacts of racial beliefs that stem from exposure to a minority leader.

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

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1530-2415

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1529-7489

Publication Date

December 1, 2014

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

7 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
 

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Gaither, S. E., Wilton, L. S., & Young, D. M. (2014). Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 14(1), 7–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12018
Gaither, S. E., L. S. Wilton, and D. M. Young. “Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later.” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 14, no. 1 (December 1, 2014): 7–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12018.
Gaither SE, Wilton LS, Young DM. Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 2014 Dec 1;14(1):7–21.
Gaither, S. E., et al. “Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later.” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, vol. 14, no. 1, Dec. 2014, pp. 7–21. Scopus, doi:10.1111/asap.12018.
Gaither SE, Wilton LS, Young DM. Perceiving a presidency in black (and white): Four years later. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 2014 Dec 1;14(1):7–21.
Journal cover image

Published In

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

DOI

EISSN

1530-2415

ISSN

1529-7489

Publication Date

December 1, 2014

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

7 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology
  • 1605 Policy and Administration