When Racism and Sexism Benefit Black and Female Politicians: Politicians’ Ideology Moderates Prejudice’s Effect More than Politicians’ Demographic Background

• In Event: The Psychology of Prejudice

Brief Overview

Citizens’ prejudice does not usually benefit or undermine politicians who are from a particular demographic group, as many past studies assumed; instead, citizens’ prejudice is associated with support for politicians based on politician’s ideology.

Author

• Hui Bai, Stanford University