Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey
Using data from the General Social Survey, we investigate whether political views increase the risk of social isolation for Black and White Americans. Our findings reveal an increase in conservative political views differently shaping social isolation patterns for Black and White Americans. For inst...
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| description | Using data from the General Social Survey, we investigate whether political views increase the risk of social isolation for Black and White Americans. Our findings reveal an increase in conservative political views differently shaping social isolation patterns for Black and White Americans. For instance, changes in political views from liberal to conservative are associated with reduced risk of social isolation for White Americans, whereas a rise in conservative political views is related to increases in social isolation for Black Americans. Results also demonstrate that these patterns remain after accounting for important covariates such as gender, age, education, occupation, marital status, social class, work status, and religion. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of social relationships, race, and political polarization in the U.S. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26ad68d43a254e1fab03958427ce605b2023-11-24T15:06:15ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982023-11-01131123610.3390/soc13110236Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social SurveySong Yang0Michael Nino1Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USADepartment of Sociology & Criminology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USAUsing data from the General Social Survey, we investigate whether political views increase the risk of social isolation for Black and White Americans. Our findings reveal an increase in conservative political views differently shaping social isolation patterns for Black and White Americans. For instance, changes in political views from liberal to conservative are associated with reduced risk of social isolation for White Americans, whereas a rise in conservative political views is related to increases in social isolation for Black Americans. Results also demonstrate that these patterns remain after accounting for important covariates such as gender, age, education, occupation, marital status, social class, work status, and religion. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of social relationships, race, and political polarization in the U.S.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/11/236social isolationsocial networkingpolitical viewsracewhiteblack |
| spellingShingle | Song Yang Michael Nino Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey Societies social isolation social networking political views race white black |
| title | Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey |
| title_full | Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey |
| title_fullStr | Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey |
| title_short | Political Views, Race and Ethnicity, and Social Isolation: Evidence from the General Social Survey |
| title_sort | political views race and ethnicity and social isolation evidence from the general social survey |
| topic | social isolation social networking political views race white black |
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