It seems like most of what we read about the academic social sciences in the mainstream
media is negative. The field is facing mounting criticism, as canonical studies fail to replicate …

Over the last 40 years, scholars have adopted many different approaches to studying
intersectionality. A common refrain in the literature is that one cannot evaluate the …

From the nation's first non‐white President, to prevalent narratives of demographic change,
a surging reactionary Right and emerging social awareness of white identity, the social …

As US society continues to diversify and calls for better measurements of racialized
appearance increase, survey researchers need guidance about effective strategies for …

Various polls suggest that Donald Trump has enjoyed the support of a sizable minority of the
Latinx electorate despite his racially offensive rhetoric and support for some of the most …

We leverage the emerging multiracial population to reexamine prominent theories of the
American color line. A Black exceptionalism hypothesis suggests that Black heritage will be …

What politicizes White identity? We consider here a racialized partisan hypothesis. Although
Whites numerically prevail within each party, the variance around this central tendency …

A growing literature demonstrates the importance of both race and skin color in one's lived
experiences, including interactions with police. Media discourse and anti-police brutality …

Scholarship in American politics finds whites' racial resentment and status threat predict their
vote choice. However, research in social identity indicates that such variables should …

We explore whether the effects of colorism on evaluations of politicians is moderated by
shared partisanship. We hypothesize that colorism will lead Whites to rate darker elected …