DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1631-3
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84960092229
论文题名: The role of race and ethnicity in climate change polarization: evidence from a U.S. national survey experiment
作者: Schuldt J.P. ; Pearson A.R.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2016
卷: 136, 期: 2018-03-04 起始页码: 495
结束页码: 505
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Global warming
; Greenhouse gases
; Polarization
; Surveys
; Climate science
; National surveys
; Policy support
; Political orientation
; Public outreaches
; Climate change
; attitudinal survey
; climate change
; decision making
; greenhouse gas
; ideology
; perception
; race
; survey method
; United States
英文摘要: Research suggests that public divides on climate change may often be rooted in identity processes, driven in part by a motivation to associate with others with similar political and ideological views. In a large split-ballot national survey experiment of 2041 U.S. adults, we explored the role of a non-partisan identity—racial/ethnic majority and minority status—in climate change opinion, in addition to respondents’ political orientation (i.e., ideology and party affiliation). Specifically, we examined respondents’ climate beliefs and policy support, identification with groups that support environmental causes (“environmentalists”), and the sensitivity of these beliefs to other factors known to predict issue polarization (political orientation and issue framing). Results revealed that across all opinion metrics, non-Whites’ views were less politically polarized than those of Whites and were unaffected by exposure to different ways of framing the issue (as “global warming” versus “climate change”). Moreover, non-Whites were reliably less likely to self-identify as environmentalists compared to Whites, despite expressing existence beliefs and support for regulating greenhouse gases at levels comparable to Whites. These findings suggest that racial and ethnic identities can shape core climate change beliefs in previously overlooked ways. We consider implications for public outreach and climate science advocacy. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84296
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States; Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Schuldt J.P.,Pearson A.R.. The role of race and ethnicity in climate change polarization: evidence from a U.S. national survey experiment[J]. Climatic Change,2016-01-01,136(2018-03-04)