Project Title
Racism, Ideology, and Affirmative Action in America
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Min Kim
Abstract
Affirmative action continues to be prevalent today as a topic that usually sparks debate and controversy on how necessary it is to our society. Specifically, the affirmative action programs that were looked at and polled for the sentiment gave preference to African Americans regarding hiring and promotion. Given what these programs and policies represent, substantial research has been conducted to determine the root of the acceptance or denial of these programs, yielding various results. This study explains the potential of why some people tend to either agree or disagree with these affirmative action programs. Using ordinal regression analysis on cross-sectional and individual-level data from the 2021 General Social Survey, relationships between attitudes toward affirmative action and multiple variables were examined. These relationships included looking at a respondent’s age, gender, political ideology, party identification, a respondent’s workplace and neighborhood demographic, and social class.
Racism, Ideology, and Affirmative Action in America
Affirmative action continues to be prevalent today as a topic that usually sparks debate and controversy on how necessary it is to our society. Specifically, the affirmative action programs that were looked at and polled for the sentiment gave preference to African Americans regarding hiring and promotion. Given what these programs and policies represent, substantial research has been conducted to determine the root of the acceptance or denial of these programs, yielding various results. This study explains the potential of why some people tend to either agree or disagree with these affirmative action programs. Using ordinal regression analysis on cross-sectional and individual-level data from the 2021 General Social Survey, relationships between attitudes toward affirmative action and multiple variables were examined. These relationships included looking at a respondent’s age, gender, political ideology, party identification, a respondent’s workplace and neighborhood demographic, and social class.