 Inequality and Misperceptions of Group Concerns Threaten the Integrity and Societal Impact of ScienceJonathon P. Schuldt, Adam R. Pearson, Neil A. Lewis, Ashley Jardina and Peter K. Enns The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2022, vol. 700, issue 1, 195-207 Abstract: Racial and ethnic minority and lower-income groups are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards and suffer worse health outcomes than other groups in the United States. Relative to whites and higher-income groups, racial-ethnic minority and lower-income Americans also frequently express greater concern about high-profile global environmental threats like climate change, but they are widely misperceived as being less concerned about these issues than white and higher-income Americans. We use new survey research to explore public perceptions of COVID-19—another global threat marked by substantial racial, ethnic, and class disparities—finding a distinct pattern of misperceptions regarding groups’ concerns. We then discuss how these misperceptions represent a unique form of social misinformation that may pose a threat to science and undermine the cooperation and trust needed to address collective problems. Keywords: inequality; misperceptions; environment; health; COVID-19; risk perception (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:anname:v:700:y:2022:i:1:p:195-207 DOI: 10.1177/00027162221086883 Access Statistics for this article More articles in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
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