Competing For Victimhood: Perceptions Of Anti-Majority Discrimination, Perceptions Of Anti-Minority Discrimination, And The 2016 Presidential Election

• In Event: Advances in voting behavior

Brief Overview

Recent surveys indicate that Americans think their own group faces discrimination, including groups typically not considered victims, such as Christians and whites. We investigate antecedents and political consequences of such perceptions.

Authors

• Max Magana, Louisiana State University

• James Garand, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College