Research on attitudes toward racial policies has often been limited to a single racial group (e.g., either Whites or Blacks). These studies often focus on the role of self-interest, group-interest, and race consciousness, but this work has operationalized these concepts in different ways when studying White or Black respondents. Using data from a study in which Whites and Blacks living in Chicago were asked their attitudes toward affirmative action, we build on this body of research by using common measures of self-reported self-interest, group-interest, and race consciousness to predict support for affirmative action. We also examine whether the effects of these determinants are moderated by political ideology. We find that self-reported self-interest influences support for affirmative action among Black conservatives, but not among other respondents. Self-reported group-interest, however, has significant effects that differ between Blacks and Whites and across liberals, moderates, and conservatives. We also find that race consciousness affects respondents’ attitudes toward affirmative action, but that this effect is moderated by political ideology.

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政策偏好的复杂性：在种族和政治意识形态上检验自身利益，群体兴趣和种族意识

关于种族政策态度的研究通常仅限于一个种族群体（例如，白人或黑人）。这些研究通常侧重于个人利益，群体利益和种族意识的作用，但是当研究白人或黑人受访者时，这项工作以不同的方式对这些概念进行了操作。根据一项研究的数据，在该研究中，询问了居住在芝加哥的白人和黑人对平权行动的态度，我们通过使用自我报告的自我利益，群体利益和种族意识的常见测度来预测支持，以此为基础采取平权行动。我们还将研究这些决定因素的影响是否受到政治意识形态的控制。我们发现自我报告的自我利益会影响黑人保守派对平权行动的支持，但其他受访者除外。但是，自我报告的团体利益在黑人和白人之间以及在自由派，温和派和保守派之间产生了明显的影响。我们还发现，种族意识会影响受访者对平权行动的态度，但是这种影响受到政治意识形态的影响。