How Subjective Feelings of Falling Behind Other Whites and Being Passed by People of Color Shape White Americans’ Political Extremism

Research suggests that rising economic inequality may exacerbate political polarization. Social psychologists Erin Cooley and Jazmin L. Brown-Iannuzzi will examine the roles of envy and group threat in support for right-wing political extremism among Whites without a college degree. They will conduct a survey and an experiment for their study.