num_pages: 248
description: 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.
language: English
title: Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics
titlecomplete: Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics
genres: History, Politics, Social Justice, Race, Academic, Political Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 46
publisher: Princeton University Press