Cognitive and Apathetic Racism in Patterns of Gun Ownership and Gun Control Attitudes
Amie L. Nielsen,
Margaret S. Kelley,
Christopher G. Ellison
et al.
Abstract:Our objective is to expand upon the emerging literature that examines the role of multiple forms of racism in gun ownership and gun control attitudes among non‐Latino whites. While some of these studies, using standard measures of racial resentment, speculate about the color‐coded nature of crime and whether this partially motivates gun ownership, here we specifically consider whether cognitive and apathetic types of racism along with explicit racism are associated with gun ownership and attitudes. In doing so… Show more
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