Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics

Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American po...

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Beteilige Person: Dawson, Michael C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [2020]
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212982
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212982
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212982
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212982
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212982
Zusammenfassung:Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics. Why have African Americans remained so united in most of their political attitudes? To account for this phenomenon, Dawson develops a new theory of group interests that emphasizes perceptions of "linked fates" and black economic subordination
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2020)
Umfang:1 online resource 16 line illustrations, 33 tables
ISBN:9780691212982