White Privilege: The Effect of Informer Race on Perceived Legitimacy
White Privilege: The Effect of Informer Race on Perceived Legitimacy
Project Details
- Keywords: White privilege, perception, informer, race
- Student Investigator:
Elizabeth Hawkins
- Faculty Mentor: Amanda Sesko, Ph.D.
- Project Period: January 2017–July 2017
Funding Sources
- URECA: $525
Abstract
The goal of this research was to investigate how the race of an informer of White privilege affects the perceived legitimacy and recognition of its existence through either a factual based (central route) or emotion based (peripheral route) message.