Examining County-Level Implicit Stereotypes and Prejudice as Predictors of Racial and Gender Disparities in Incarceration Across the United States
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background: This dissertation investigated the role of local macropsychological factors - specifically, county-level implicit racial bias and implicit gender stereotyping - in shaping inequalities in incarceration across the United States. Despite overall declines in incarceration, trends in the incarceration of women and people of color (particularly Black women) show disparities compared to White men. Regional aggregations of implicit biases have been proposed as robust markers and drivers of systemic inequalities and are examined in current research. Research Questions: Three overarching research questions (RQ) guided this dissertation: RQ1 tested the relationship between county-level implicit racial bias and proportions of Black (relative to White) incarceration; RQ2 tested the relationship between county-level implicit gender stereotyping and the proportion of female (relative to male) incarceration; and RQ3 tested the interactive effect of implicit racial bias and implicit gender stereotyping on Black female (relative to White female) incarceration.
DOI: 10.15760/etd.3973
Author: Money, Emma Elizabeth Lee
Institution: Portland State University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4412967613