Framing Muslims: The Effects of Elite Frames of Terrorist Attacks on Attitudes About Muslim Americans

• In Event: Experiments Using Identity Appeals in Minority Politics

Brief Overview

This study shows that heightened fear of terrorism is associated with negative attitudes about Muslims. However, this association can either be strengthened or weakened by elite rhetoric framing Muslims negatively or positively, respectively.

Author

• Pooya Safarzadeh, University of California, Irvine