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Strength in Numbers?
Jan E. Leighley
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Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Politikwissenschaft
Beschreibung
America's increasing racial and ethnic diversity is viewed by some as an opportunity to challenge and so reinforce the country's social fabric; by others, as a portent of alarming disunity. While everyone agrees that this diversity is markedly influencing political dynamics not only nationally but often on the state and local levels, we know little about how racial and ethnic groups organize and participate in politics or how political elites try to mobilize them. This book tells us. By integrating class-based factors with racial and ethnic factors, Jan Leighley shows what motivates African-Americans, Latinos, and Anglos to mobilize and participate in politics. Drawing on national survey data and on interviews with party and elected officials in Texas, she develops a nuanced understanding of how class, race, and ethnicity act as individual and contextual influences on elite mobilization and mass participation.
Leighley examines whether the diverse theoretical approaches generally used to explain individual participation in politics are supported for the groups under consideration. She concludes that the political and social context influences racial and ethnic minorities' decisions to participate, but that different features of those environments are important for different groups. Race and ethnicity structure participation more than previous research suggests. Casting new light on an issue at the crux of contemporary American politics, Strength in Numbers? will be welcomed by scholars and students of political science, African-American and Latino studies, urban politics, and social movements.
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Civic engagement, Demography, ZIP code, Major party, Ethnic group, Percentage, Career, Racial segregation, Social status, Voter registration, Standard error, Ceteris paribus, Politician, Probability, Americans, Multiculturalism, Voting, One-Tailed Test, Urban politics, Centrality, Of Education, Disadvantage, Third Party System, Anecdotal evidence, Elite, Local community, Political organization, Ethnic studies, Activism, Structuring, Politics, Empowerment, Party identification, Republican Party (United States), Case study, Political party, Opinion poll, Income, Calculation, Competitiveness, Minority leader, Party chair, Voter turnout, Requirement, Sampling (statistics), Dummy variable (statistics), Protest, Estimation, Minority group, Racial politics, Socioeconomic status, African Americans, Election, Party leader, Racism, Party system, Political campaign, Cost–benefit analysis, Nationality, Christian right, Fundraising, Linear regression, Electoral district, Participation (decision making), Institution, Statistical significance, Ideology, Citizenship, Ballot, Local election