Behind the Mule

Race and Class in African-American Politics

By: Michael C. Dawson

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Paperback | 3 October 1995

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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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Winner of the 1995 Outstanding Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists "[Dawson's] insights are useful for opening discussions of the ideological underpinnings of African American political beliefs and behavior. Highly recommended."--Choice "Dawson's original analytics and wide-reaching empirical tests mark Behind the Mule as a new standard in the field of African-American politics."--American Political Science Review

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List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Behind the Mule: The Historical Roots of African-American Group Interests	p. 1
The Changing Class Structure of Black America and the Political Behavior of African Americans	p. 3
Race, Class, and African-American Economic Polarization	p. 15
The Politicization of African-American Racial Group Interests	p. 45
African-American Political Behavior and Public Opinion	p. 69
Models of African-American Racial and Economic Group Interests	p. 71
Data and Models for Chapter 4	p. 89
African-American Partisanship and the American Party System	p. 96
Data and Models for Chapter 5	p. 122
African-American Political Choice	p. 130
Data and Models for Chapter 6	p. 158
Racial Group Interests, African-American Presidential Approval, and Macroeconomic Policy	p. 161
Group Interests, Class Divisions, and African-American Policy Preferences	p. 181
Data and Models for Chapter 8	p. 200
Epilogue: Racial Group Interests, Class, and the Future of African-American Politics	p. 204
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 227
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