The Public's Anger: White Racial Attitudes and Opinions Toward Health Care Reform

• Published in: Political behavior Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 493 - 514
• Main Author: Banks, Antoine J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer Science+Business Media LLC 01.09.2014; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anger; Attitudes; Conservatism; Emotional expression; Emotions; Enthusiasm; Experiments; Fear; Health care policy; Health care reform; Health Care Services; Health policy; Liberalism; Memory; Original Paper; Political attitudes; Political Science; Political Science and International Relations; Political Science and International Studies; Politicians; Public opinion; Race; Racial Relations; Racism; Reform; Sociology; Whites; Public opinion; Racism; Emotions; Health care reform

Pundits and politicians debated whether race was implicated in the rancorous public forums and demonstrations over health care reform. Research suggests that for many white Americans, racial predispositions play a greater role in their opinions on health care than non-racial predispositions. Buildin...