Media framing and the dynamics of racial policy preferences

被引:82
作者
Kellstedt, PM [1 ]
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[2] Brown Univ, Alfred Taubman Ctr Publ Policy, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[3] Brown Univ, Amer Inst, Providence, RI 02912 USA
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10.2307/2669308
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D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Why are there liberal and conservative eras in Americans' policy preferences about race? In answering this question, I first develop a time-series measure of aggregate racial policy preferences by compiling multiple indicators of racial policy preferences into a single composite measure. Next, I propose a new model in which shifts in the tenor of media coverage of race-focusing on the core values of egalitarianism and individualism at different times-leads the public to prefer more or less active government policies on race. I test the model using data from Newsweek magazine and include appropriate controls for potentially confounding factors, such as generational replacement, policy mood, feedback from the policy process, and economic sentiment.
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页码:245 / 260
页数:16
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