Him, Not Her: Why Working-class White Men Reluctant about Trump Still Made Him President of the United States:

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

Robert D.Francis¹ 

关键词: Donald Trump;    Hillary Clinton;    white working class;    2016 presidential election;    gender in politics;    sexism;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2378023117736486

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

There are many hypotheses for why working-class white men supported Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by such a large margin (71 percent to 23 percent), yet little systematic qualitative work has been done on how these men understood their votes. On the basis of interviews with 20 white, working-class men from rural Pennsylvania, the author finds that many of these men expressed concerns about both candidates, yet most who voted still chose Trump. Why? The men described the choice as one between a business-minded outsider and an entrenched politician, yet the decisive factor for most was simply that Clinton was more objectionable, often for reasons beyond her policies. This finding suggests that aversion to Clinton, rather than the appeal of Trump, might be a more complete explanation for Trump’s margin of victory among white, working-class men.

【 授权许可】

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