Racial Knowledge and the Tenets of Critical Race Theory: Is Opposition to CRT Due to Ignorance?
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on March 21, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 52, Issue 6, Page 1698-1710, June 2026.
Is racial ignorance a cause of lay opposition to critical race theory (CRT)? In Study 1, undergraduates completed a test of racial knowledge and indicated support for CRT tenets (e.g., that racism is common and structural; that race is socially ...
Is racial ignorance a cause of lay opposition to critical race theory (CRT)? In Study 1, undergraduates completed a test of racial knowledge and indicated support for CRT tenets (e.g., that racism is common and structural; that race is socially ...