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

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Tables......Page 10
Figures......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Notes on Contributors......Page 16
Introduction: Defining African-American Political Psychology......Page 20
I: The History of African-American Political Psychology Research in Two Disciplines......Page 28
1 A Meeting of the Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Psychology, Political Science, and Black Politics......Page 30
2 The Political Science Image of the Black Mind: Politics in the Psychology of African Americans......Page 40
II: Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Identity......Page 54
3 Beliefs in Black and White: How Race Influences Americans’ Perceptions of Themselves, Their Racial Group, and Their National Group......Page 56
4 Feeling Different: Racial Group-Based Emotional Response to Political Events......Page 74
5 When Race Matters and When it Doesn’t: Racial Group Differences in Response to Racial Cues......Page 90
6 One of Our Own: Black Female Candidates and the Voters Who Support Them......Page 120
7 Race, Identity, and Candidate Support: A Test of Implicit Preference......Page 142
III: Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Political Attitudes and Behavior......Page 152
8 Religion through a Racial Lens: The Effect of Race on Religious Interpretation......Page 154
9 Some Like It Hot: Towards a Political Climate Explanation of Racial Differences in Political Interest......Page 166
10 Divide and Conquer: How Partisan Race Cues Polarize the Electorate......Page 176
11 African-American Activists’ Perceptions of Racism and Empowerment......Page 190
12 Depressing the Vote: The Environmental Determinants of Turnout in African-American Precincts in the 2000 Presidential Election......Page 206
Notes......Page 220
References......Page 228
Index......Page 256