Limit this search to....

The Tie That Binds: Identity and Political Attitudes in the Post-Civil Rights Generation
Contributor(s): Simpson, Andrea Y. (Author)
ISBN: 0814781012     ISBN-13: 9780814781012
Publisher: New York University Press
OUR PRICE:   $88.11  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 1998
Qty:
Annotation: What does it mean to be black in a nation increasingly infatuated with colorblindness? In The Tie That Binds, Andrea Y. Simpson seeks to answer this crucial question through the prism of ethnic and political identification. Historically, African Americans have voted overwhelmingly Democratic in governmental elections. In recent years, however, politically conservative blacks--from Clarence Thomas to Louis Farrakhan to Ward Connerlyhave attracted much of the media's gaze. What is the nature of black conservatives' constituency, and is it as strong and numerous as conservatives would have us believe? To what extent, if at all, does black conservatism stem from a weakened sense of collective racial identity? Simpson tackles the peculiar institution of black conservatism by interviewing college students to determine their political attitudes and the ways in which these are shaped. The result is a penetrating interrogation of the relations between political affiliation, racial identity, and class situation.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 305.896
LCCN: 97053762
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 202 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

What does it mean to be black in a nation increasingly infatuated with colorblindness? In The Tie That Binds, Andrea Y. Simpson seeks to answer this crucial question through the prism of ethnic and political identification.
Historically, African Americans have voted overwhelmingly Democratic in governmental elections. In recent years, however, politically conservative blacks--from Clarence Thomas to Louis Farrakhan to Ward Connerly-have attracted much of the media's gaze. What is the nature of black conservatives' constituency, and is it as strong and numerous as conservatives would have us believe? To what extent, if at all, does black conservatism stem from a weakened sense of collective racial identity?
Simpson tackles the peculiar institution of black conservatism by interviewing college students to determine their political attitudes and the ways in which these are shaped. The result is a penetrating interrogation of the relations between political affiliation, racial identity, and class situation.

Contributor Bio(s): Simpson, Andrea Y.: -

Andrea Y. Simpson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, Seattle.