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Jesco White, also known as the "Dancing Outlaw" (born July 30, 1956) is an American folk dancer and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary films that detail his desire to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, D. Ray White , while dealing with depression , drug addiction , alcoholism , and the poverty ...
- Authoritarianism
- Social Dominance Orientation
- Prejudice
- Intergroup Contact
- Relative Deprivation
Authoritarianism refers to the advocacy or enforcement of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom and is commonly associated with a lack of concern for the opinions or needs of others. Authoritarian personality syndrome—a well-studied and globally-prevalent condition—is a state of mind that is characterized by belief in tot...
Social dominance orientation (SDO)—which is distinct but related to authoritarian personality syndrome—refers to people who have a preference for the societal hierarchy of groups, specifically with a structure in which the high-status groups have dominance over the low-status ones. Those with SDO are typically dominant, tough-minded, and driven by ...
It would be grossly unfair and inaccurate to say that every one of Trump’s supporters has a prejudiceagainst ethnic and religious minorities, but it would be equally inaccurate to say that some do not. It is a well-known fact that the Republican party, going at least as far back to Richard Nixon’s “Southern strategy,” used strategies that appealed ...
Intergroup contact refers to contact with members of groups that are outside one’s own, which has been experimentally shown to reduce prejudice. As such, it’s important to note that there is growing evidence that Trump’s white supporters have experienced significantly less contact with minorities than other Americans. For example, a 2016 studyfound...
Relative deprivation refers to the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes they are entitled. It is the discontent felt when one compares their position in life to others who they feel are equal or inferior but have unfairly had more success than them. Common explanations for Trump’s popularity among non-bigoted voters invol...
Jul 13, 2008 · MADISON — Most folks got to know Jesco White from the West Virginia Public Broadcasting series "Different Drummer" in a 1991 documentary titled "The Dancing Outlaw" where he shows off his...
Jul 9, 2010 · Jesco White "When you represent the Whites, you don't know what you're going to get into: custody, larceny, prescription fraud, shootings, armed robberies, embezzlement, forgery, drug cases...
Jesco, in Murphy’s words, is a combination of “childlike innocence on one level, and psycho on another”. Hogg, in his own words, is “green”. In person he is a quiet, unassuming man.
Feb 24, 2009 · MADISON, W.Va. — The long awaited, much anticipated MTV documentary about Jesco White and his equally dramatic family is almost complete, the producer says.
Apr 21, 2010 · The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia features one of Boone County’s best known, but atypical, families — that of Jesco White, the famous “Dancing Outlaw.”
