Affective Polarization in Black and White

• In Event: On Affective Polarization

Brief Overview

We investigate differences in affective polarization between Black and White Americans. We find that Black Americans are more affectively polarized than Whites, with this linked to differential importance of racial group identity.

Authors

• Andrew Engelhardt, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• LaFleur LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, Princeton University