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- Title
A Contingent Perspective on Pluralistic Ignorance: When the Attitudinal Object Matters.
- Authors
Eisner, Léïla; Spini, Dario; Sommet, Nicolas
- Abstract
Although past research has suggested that pluralistic ignorance—a mismatch between perceptions of others' opinions and actual personal opinions—does not occur in every circumstance, no studies have directly investigated variations among different attitude objects. Drawing upon theoretical and analytical approaches based on social representations, this study examines differences between personal opinions and perceived opinions of different groups toward same-sex female parenting (a newly debated attitude object) and working mothers (an older debated attitude object). Using data from a study (N = 743) conducted in Switzerland, the findings indicate that pluralistic ignorance occurs in opinions toward same-sex female parenting. Furthermore, the findings show that pluralistic ignorance arises from false consensus among conservatives and from false uniqueness among liberals.
- Subjects
SWITZERLAND; SAME-sex parents; WORKING mothers; COLLECTIVE representation
- Publication
International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2020, Vol 32, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0954-2892
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ijpor/edz004