title: Paying for positive group esteem: how inequity frames affect whites' responses to redistributive policies.
abstract: This article finds that, when faced with racial inequity framed as White advantage, Whites' desire to think well of their racial group increases their support for policies perceived to harm Whites. Across 4 studies, the article provides evidence that (a) relative to minority disadvantage, White advantage increases Whites' support for policies perceived to reduce their group's economic opportunities, but does not increase support for policies perceived to increase minority opportunities; and (b) the effect of White advantage on Whites' esteem for their ingroup drives the effect of inequity frame on support for policies perceived to reduce Whites' opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA. blowery@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.forename: Rosalind M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: Miguel M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Unzueta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012649:Self Concept; D012935:Social Justice / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult