African-American Political Psychology Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era

by Philpot, Tasha S.; White, Ismail K.

• ISBN13: 9780230623552
• ISBN10: 0230623557
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This volume addresses questions such as: How do the unique experiences of Blacks in America influence their political psychology?  What are the psychological mechanisms underlying Blacks' orientation toward politics and can these mechanisms help account for observed differences in Black political attitudes and behavior?

Author Biography

Tasha Philpot is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. She is affiliated with the Center for African and African American Studies and the Center for Women's and Gender Studies. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, National Political Science Review, Journal of Black Studies, and the Journal of Politics. She is the author of Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln (2007).

Ismail White is Assistant Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He studies American politics with a focus on African-American politics, public opinion, and political participation. His current research projects include a study of the effects of racial cues on political evaluations, an investigation into the racial origins and consequences of felony disenfranchisement provisions, and a study examining Americans’ beliefs about the genetic origins of race and gender. Work from these projects has appeared in the American Political Science Review, Public Opinion Quarterly, Journal of Black Studies, and Virginia Journal of Law and Social Policy.

Table of Contents

Tables	p. ix
Figures	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Notes on Contributors	p. xv
Introduction Defining African-American Political Psychology	p. 1
The History of African-American Political Psychology Research in Two Disciplines	p. 9
A Meeting of the Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Psychology, Political Science, and Black Politics	p. 11
The Political Science Image of the Black Mind: Politics in the Psychology of African Americans	p. 21
Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Identity	p. 35
Beliefs in Black and White: How Race Influences Americans' Perceptions of Themselves, Their Racial Group, and Their National Group	p. 37
Feeling Different: Racial Group-Based Emotional Response to Political Events	p. 55
When Race Matters and When it Doesn't: Racial Group Differences in Response to Racial Cues	p. 71
One of Our Own: Black Female Candidates and the Voters Who Support Them	p. 101
Race, Identity, and Candidate Support: A Test of Implicit Preference	p. 123
Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Political Attitudes and Behavior	p. 133
Religion through a Racial Lens: The Effect of Race on Religious Interpretation	p. 135
Some Like It Hot: Towards a Political Climate Explanation of Racial Differences in Political Interest	p. 147
Divide and Conquer: How Partisan Race Cues Polarize the Electorate	p. 157
African-American Activists' Perceptions of Racism and Empowerment	p. 171
Depressing the Vote: The Environmental Determinants of Turnout in African-American Precincts in the 2000 Presidential Election	p. 187
Notes	p. 201
References	p. 209
Index	p. 237
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