The Relationship between Social Distance and Party Stereotyping

• In Event: Political Networks, Public Opinion, and Political Communication

Brief Overview

Using aggregate relational data (ARD) batteries, we look at the relationship between individuals' personal exposure to partisans and their perceptions of what “Democrats" and “Republicans" think about salient issues such as immigration and abortion.

Authors

• Anand Edward Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder

• Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University