Description
The 2016 election brought to light a political climate change in the United States and showed that questions scholars and pundits alike thought were answered perhaps had not been completely addressed. For some, the main question left unanswered was what would it take for a woman to become President of the United States? For others, the question of fear politics and the effects of social media were raised. Perhaps, the most intriguing was exactly who has influence over US elections? While these, and other, questions were asked in the context of the presidential election, they are also applicable to all political races. This dissertation examines how voter perceptions based on stereotypes and racial threat can affect Latina candidates’ prospects for election. Using an online experiment with 660 subjects and two elite interviews to test four hypotheses in order to determine whether or not racial resentment and stereotypes play a role in voter perceptions of Latina political candidates. The results show that racial resent and gender stereotypes play a role in voter perception of Latina political candidates. The results have theoretical and practical implications.
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Title
- Implicitly biased: voter perception of Latina political candidates
Contributors
- Hernandez, Samantha L. (Author)
- Herrera, Richard (Thesis advisor)
- Navarro, Sharon (Committee member)
- Magaña, Lisa (Committee member)
- Hoekstra, Valerie (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2018
Subjects
- Political Science
- Latin American Studies
- Gender Studies
- Congress
- Elections
- Implicit Bias
- Latinas
- Political candidates
- Hispanic American women civic leaders--United States--Public opinion.
- Hispanic American women civic leaders
- Women political candidates--United States--Public opinion.
- Women political candidates
- Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States.
- Race discrimination
- Sex discrimination against women--Political aspects--United States.
- Sex discrimination against women
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2018
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 142-151)
- Field of study: Political Science
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Statement of Responsibility
by Samantha L. Hernandez