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The Paradoxical Influence of Policy Exposure on Affirmative Action Attitudes
Author(s) -
Belliveau Maura A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01851.x
Subject(s) - affirmative action , backlash , action (physics) , political science , social psychology , psychology , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
This commentary discusses recent research on the attitudes of employees who are affected by affirmative action to determine if societal‐level beliefs about discrimination lead to policy endorsement among individuals whose career outcomes are at stake. It is suggested that policy exposure in the workplace leads to greater endorsement rather than a “backlash” against affirmative action. The mechanisms producing this effect are discussed.