The Return of Status Anxiety

"Her survey also assessed 'social dominance orientation,' a common psychological measure of a person's belief in hierarchy as necessary and inherent to a society. People who exhibited a growing belief in such group dominance were also more likely to move toward Mr. Trump, Dr. Mutz found, reflecting their hope that the status quo be protected.
"'It used to be a pretty good deal to be a white, Christian male in America, but things have changed and I think they do feel threatened,' Dr. Mutz said."

Niraj Chokshi at The New York Times reports on studies of Donald Trump's supporters.

Robert Reich at Social Europe advises "Democrats will need to address these causes of Trump's rise."

And Olga Khazan at The Atlantic writes about studies that credit status anxiety for whites voting for Trump and for white opposition to welfare.