Do Blacks and Whites Both Think that Culture Helps Explain Racial Inequality?

• In Event: Racial Attitudes

Brief Overview

How do Blacks and Whites explain racial inequality? In an experiment with Black and White samples, we attach cultural frames to internal and external attributions for inequality. Culture makes internal attributions more credible, but not external.

Authors

• Thomas E. Nelson, The Ohio State University, Main Campus

• Stephanie Pedron, The Ohio State University, Main Campus

• Katie Gouge, The Ohio State University, Main Campus