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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Eveland, William P.
• Appiah, Osei
• Beck, Paul A.

Titel

Americans are more exposed to difference than we think: Capturing hidden exposure to political and racial difference

Ist Teil von

• Social networks, 2018-01, Vol.52, p.192-200

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Traditional name generator methods undercount the number of political discussants.•Exposure to political difference is undercounted by name generators (2012 CNEP).•Exposure to racial difference is undercounted by name generators (2015 Race & Politics).•A simple modification to name generators enhances their value. Use of name generators (NG) in assessing exposure to political difference has led to the conclusion that disagreement is uncommon. Data from two representative surveys tested a NG modification to probe for exposure to difference. Over half for whom NG results suggest no exposure to difference were able to name an alter who supported an alternative candidate. Over a quarter whose NG results indicate no exposure to a racial difference were able to name someone of the opposite race with whom they’d talked politics. These findings demonstrate that mixed or diverse networks are more common than prior NG research suggests.