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Impacts of Racism on White Americans In the Age of Trump pp 91–113Cite as

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Gender: White Women in the Age of Trump

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There is a very close connection in American culture between racism and women’s subordination. Historically, women are regarded as inferior to men as people of color are seen as inferior to Whites. Charlotte Chorn Dunham uses “controlling images” to explore the effects of cultural racism on six groups of White women. Controlling images are narratives about groups and individuals that explain “who they are” in a way that supports the gendered and racial social order as being natural and inevitable. Dunham shows how controlling images are used to stigmatize White women who seek government welfare services or otherwise violate cultural norms of Whiteness.

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    It has been widely reported that 52% of White women voted for Trump. However, this is based on exit poll data that is generally not as accurate as national polling data. Using such national data, the Pew Research Institute corrected the numbers to a smaller lead for Trump.

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Dunham, C. (2021). Gender: White Women in the Age of Trump. In: Austin, D.W., Bowser, B.P. (eds) Impacts of Racism on White Americans In the Age of Trump. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75232-3_7

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