Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
4-1-2017
Publication Source
The Journal of Politics
Volume
79
Issue
2
Start Page
485
Last Page
501
DOI
10.1086/688223
Abstract
Partisanship increasingly factors into the behavior of Americans in both political and non-political situations, yet the bounds of partisan prejudice are largely unknown. In this paper we systematically evaluate the limits of partisan prejudice using a series of five studies situated within a typology of prejudice. We find that partisan prejudice predicts promotion of hostile rhetoric, avoidance of members of the opposition, and a desire for preferential treatment for one's own party. While these behaviors may cause incidental or indirect harm to the opposition, we find that even the most affectively polarized-those with the strongest disdain for the opposition-are no more likely to intentionally harm the opposition than those with minimal levels of affective polarization.
Copyright/Permission Statement
© 2017 University of Chicago Press.
Keywords
partisanship, political affect, polarization, partyism
Recommended Citation
Lelkes, Y., & Westwood, S. J. (2017). The Limits of Partisan Prejudice. The Journal of Politics, 79 (2), 485-501. https://doi.org/10.1086/688223
Embargo Date
4-1-2018
Date Posted: 12 October 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Lelkes, Y. and Westwood, S. (Forthcoming). The Limits of Partisan Discrimination. Journal of Politics.