Sniderman, Paul, Richard Brody, and James Kuklinski. "Policy Reasoning and Political Values: The Problem of Racial Equality". American Journal of Political Science, Vol.28, No.1 (1984): 75-94.

Sniderman, Paul, Richard Brody, and James Kuklinski. "Policy Reasoning and Political Values: The Problem of Racial Equality". American Journal of Political Science, Vol.28, No.1 (1984): 75-94.

• There is a weak connection between ideological belief in the abstract and position on specific issues concerning that same belief; for example, a self-identified strong supporter of free speech might still agree with preventing Communists from engaging in public activities (76).
• More educated Americans are more likely to support racial equality, however this does not translate into policy positions. Compared to un-educated peers, the same populations are not more likely to back government initiatives to reduce racial inequality (76).
• Dr. Mary Jackman proposes that this divergence is due to the limits of education. Rather than actually changing attitudes, education instructs people in societal norms. Therefore, well educated persons are more likely to say the right thing, but no less likely to do the right thing (76). 
• There is no evidence to suggest that Dr. Jackman's hypothesis is correct (77).
• Questions of racial equality do not touch on race relations, but require synthesizing political opinions on a number of issues, including: attitudes towards racial equality, perceptions of government intervention, and trust of blacks (78).
• Opinions on racial equality can be affective, cognitive, or mixed. An affective attitude is based on like or dislike of blacks, whereas cognitive attitude is based on ideological stances on race relations and government intervention, with trust or dislike of blacks not entering into the equation (81).
• The result of the study lead to the following conclusions: there is a weak correlation between conservatism and negative perceptions of blacks; attitudes towards blacks affect opinions on racial equality; general ideological belief in equality is a major factor in attitudes towards racial equality; and education makes people more likely to make cognitive decisions (84).
• " Common sense would suggest the relation between principle and policy to be strongest among the most sophisticated; not so: it is as strong among the least educated" (90).