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Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics
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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.
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- Dawson, M. C.
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- Princeton University Press eBooks
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- Princeton University Press
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- 1995-12-31
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