Board #16 - From Rhetoric to Reality: An Exploration of the Effects of Othering Rhetoric on Evaluations of Approval

• In Event: 72-302 - Poster Session: Identity, Meaning, and Attitudes Toward Immigration

Brief Overview

This experimental study tests how four types of othering rhetoric aimed at immigrants affect approval of government assistance for immigrants, focusing on how anxiety and perceived threat shape these judgments.

Author

• Kameryn Nelson, College of Wooster