Trust in Black America
Subtitle: race, discrimination, and politics
By: Shayla C. Nunnally
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780814758656; 9780814758663; 9780814759301; 9780814759318
Subjects: Political socialization; Race relations; Attitudes; Psychology; Trust; African Americans; Socialization
Description: Based on the premise that racial discrimination breaks down trust in a democracy, Trust in Black America examines the effect of race on African Americans' lives. Shayla Nunnally analyzes public opinion data from two national surveys to provide an updated and contemporary analysis of African Americans' political socialization, and to explore how African Americans learn about race. She argues that the uncertainty, risk, and unfairness of institutionalized racial discrimination has led African Americans to have a fundamentally different understanding of American race relations, so much so that distrust has been the basis for which race relations have been understood by African Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.