10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z Blinder Scott University of Oxford Ford, Robert Robert Ford University of Manchester Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth Elisabeth Ivarsflaten University of Bergen Harvard Dataverse 2013 Social Sciences Race Social norms Social psychology Government policy Party preferences Ford, Robert Robert Ford University of Manchester Robert Ford Robert Ford University of Manchester 2013 2013-01-31 2013-02-12 2015-05-27 Representative Internet Panel Surveys 1902.1/20295 10.1111/AJPS.12030 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/TBT1VS 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/H9S6XB 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/GWBA4M 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/DDON6K 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/JX3KOV 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/YPYASH 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/SDRUCQ 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/R3XBB5 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/MQGGUR 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/YBD80B 10.7910/DVN/TLT65Z/V4NUMW 7644 4471 19918 12530 8051 34594 5622 24385 11833775 861456 1775257 text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/x-stata-syntax; charset=US-ASCII text/tab-separated-values application/x-stata application/zip 2.1 Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Existing research on public opinion related to race and immigration politics emphasizes the role of prejudice or bias against minority groups. We argue that the social norm against prejudice, and individual motivations to comply with it, are crucial elements omitted from prior analyses. In most contemporary Western societies, citizens receive repeated, strong signals that prejudice is not socially or normatively acceptable. We demonstrate that many majority-group citizens have internalized a motivation to control prejudiced thoughts and actions, and that this motivation influences their political behavior in predictable ways. We introduce measures to capture this motivation, develop hypotheses about its influence, and test these hypotheses in three separate experimental and non-experimental survey studies conducted in Great Britain and Germany. Our findings support a dual process model of political behavior suggesting that while many voters harbor negative stereotypes, they also strive to act in accordance with the “better angels of their natures.” Version Date: 2013-01-31Version Text: 1 Great Britain (main), Germany, (supplemental),