Trust in Black America : race, discrimination, and politics /

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"The more citizens trust their government, the better democracy functions. However, African Americans have long suffered from the lack of protection by their government, and the racial discrimination they have faced breaks down their trust in democracy. Rather than promoting democracy, the Unit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nunnally, Shayla C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
African Americans > Politics and government.
African Americans > Attitudes.
African Americans > Psychology.
African Americans > Socialization.
Trust > Political aspects > United States.
Trust > Social aspects > United States.
Political socialization > United States.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement.
Noirs américains > Attitudes.
Noirs américains > Psychologie.
Noirs américains > Socialisation.
Confiance > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Confiance > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Socialisation politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Trust > Political aspects
African Americans > Politics and government
African Americans > Attitudes
African Americans > Psychology
Political socialization
Race relations
Trust > Social aspects
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: race, risk, and discrimination
  • Explaining Blacks' (dis)trust: a theory of discriminative racial-psychological processing
  • Being Black in America: racial socialization
  • Trust no one: navigating race and racism
  • Trusting bodies, racing trust
  • The societal context
  • The political context
  • Conclusion: in whom do Black Americans trust?
  • Appendix A: NPSS descriptive statistics of survey sample
  • Appendix B: Survey sample and U.S. census quota matching.

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