The "Welfare Queen" Experiment: How Viewers React to Images of African-American Mothers on Welfare

摘要: In the midst of this evolving political landscape on which new debates about welfare ensued, news media played and continues to play a critical role in public's understanding what "welfare" ought be. Utilizing novel experimental design, I wanted examine impact portrayals "welfare queen" (Reagan's iconic representation African-American experience) white people's attitudes policy, race gender.