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Title: The Impact of School Desegregation on White Individuals' Racial Attitudes and Politics in Adulthood
Language: English
Authors: Mark J. Chin (ORCID 0000-0002-0136-2068)
Source: Grantee Submission. 2024.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 52
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305B150010
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, School Desegregation, Racial Attitudes, Racial Relations, Whites, Adults, Student Diversity, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Political Attitudes, Causal Models, Area Studies, Regional Characteristics, Intergroup Relations
DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00428
Abstract: In this paper I study how school desegregation by race following "Brown v. Board of Education" affected White individuals' racial attitudes and politics in adulthood. I use geocoded nationwide data from the General Social Survey and difference-in-differences to identify causal impacts. Integration significantly reduced White individuals' political conservatism as adults in the U.S. South but not elsewhere. I observe similar effect heterogeneity for attitudes towards Black individuals and policies promoting racial equity, but (positive) impacts and geographic variation are smaller in magnitude relative to those observed for conservatism. Investigations into mechanisms suggest that this heterogeneity may depend on the effectiveness of integration policies. In the south, White-Black exposure was greater following desegregation, and White disenrollment was lower. Finally, I demonstrate that results are robust to concerns of bias resulting from potential non-random in- and out-mobility of individuals into integrating contexts. My study provides the first causal evidence on how theories concerning intergroup contact and racial attitudes (i.e., the contact hypothesis) may have applied to school contexts following historic court mandates to desegregate. [The paper will be published in "Education Finance and Policy."]
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