Parties and Prejudice

“Parties and Prejudice embarks on a critical examination of the varying societal acceptance of discrimination. Arora reveals how social norms are not only distinctively evolving across different minority groups but also for different segments of the American population (particularly with respect to party). A transformative and promising addition to American politics scholarship.” -- Nazita Lajevardi | author of ""Outsiders at Home: The Politics of American Islamophobia"" “In this timely, compelling, and deeply insightful work, Arora explores how social norms of equality differ across groups, shaping the incentives that drive when and against whom politicians exploit prejudice. Written with clarity and rigor, Parties and Prejudice helps us understand and confront the shifting power of prejudice in contemporary politics.” -- Ashley Jardina | author of ""White Identity Politics"" “When will politicians use anti-Muslim, anti-Black, or anti-LGBTQ messages to attract supporters? When will such appeals be overt rather than covert? And how will Americans respond to these messages across party lines? Arora addresses these challenging questions and more in this theoretically informed and empirically clever new book. Perhaps most importantly, he also offers a way to counter the growing trend of prejudice in our politics.” -- Vincent Hutchings | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor