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Public Opinion of Capital Punishment: An Intersectional Analysis of Race, Gender, and Class Effects.

Authors:

Trahan, Adam1 adam.trahan@unt.edu Dixon, Andrekus 1 Nodeland, Brooke 1

Source:

Criminal Justice Review (Sage Publications). Dec2019, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p452-469. 18p.

Document Type:

Article

Subject Terms:

* Public opinion * Capital punishment * Intersectionality

Author-Supplied Keywords:

capital punishment opinion class gender intersections race

Abstract:

Extant research on the demographic correlates of capital punishment opinion has separately analyzed race, gender, and class. Intersectionality has shown a flaw of this approach is that these characteristics overlap and interact to shape people's identities and opinions. Using data from the Cumulative File of the General Social Survey (1972–2016), we regressed capital punishment opinion on respondents' race, gender, and class intersections. Findings show wide variation in opposition to capital punishment. Implications of the findings, including the superiority of the intersectional approach, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Author Affiliations:

1University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

ISSN:

0734-0168

DOI:

10.1177/0734016818818687

Accession Number:

138544784

Database:

SocINDEX with Full Text