Determinants of Confidence in U.S. Institutions: Comparing Congress and Corporations

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dc.citation.firstpage324en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleSocial Science Quarterlyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage342en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber102en_US
dc.contributor.authorBolger, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.authorThomson, Robert Jr.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEcklund, Elaine Howarden_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T20:20:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-03-02T20:20:52Zen_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The political discourse surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election highlighted discontent with both Congress and corporations, a reality corroborated in recent scholarship highlighting declines in institutional confidence among U.S. citizens. Here we test theories of institutional confidence to understand the social and cultural determinants of confidence in Congress and corporations prior to the start of the 2016 presidential campaigns. Methods: We draw on data from the Religious Understandings of Science Survey, a nationally representative survey conducted in 2013–2014 (N = 9,416). Results: We find that political ideology largely explained confidence in corporations while social location (particularly racial‐ethnic identity and gender) strongly related to confidence in Congress. Seemingly opposing factors converged to predict trust in both institutions. Conclusions: Institutional confidence is shaped not only by social and cultural factors but also by the symbolic functions of institutions themselves.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBolger, Daniel, Thomson, Robert Jr. and Ecklund, Elaine Howard. "Determinants of Confidence in U.S. Institutions: Comparing Congress and Corporations." <i>Social Science Quarterly,</i> 102, no. 1 (2021) Wiley: 324-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12921.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12921en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110108en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
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dc.titleDeterminants of Confidence in U.S. Institutions: Comparing Congress and Corporationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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