Empathy as Information: An Intersectional Analysis of Welfare Deservingness in the US

• In Event: Respectability and Deservingness

Brief Overview

Through surveying 1000 Black and 1000 White Americans, this study demonstrates that race, gender, and group empathy play critical roles in shaping perceptions of welfare deservingness and broader welfare attitudes.

Authors

• Caroline Roddey, Northwestern University

• Tabitha Bonilla, Northwestern University