Merlin Schaeffer
mschaeffer.bsky.social
Merlin Schaeffer
@mschaeffer.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen. I study how immigration transforms societies. Diversity | Integration | Discrimination | Misperceptions
(6/7) However, simply asking people about discrimination did increase their willingness to donate to minority support groups.
December 2, 2024 at 8:48 AM
(5/7) We framed audit evidence in different ways:

✅ Credible (by 4 different researchers

🚫 Illegal (by 4 different lawyers)

😔 Harmful (by 4 different minority members)

… but none of these framings changed people’s support for anti-discrimination policies!
December 2, 2024 at 8:45 AM
(4/7) Correcting misperceptions, even when they underestimated discrimination, had no impact on policy support.
December 2, 2024 at 8:35 AM
(3/7) Surprisingly, no!

We found that most people already overestimate the extent of discrimination against Muslims in Denmark!
December 2, 2024 at 8:18 AM