Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs

196 Pages·2018·1.733 MB·English

by  Jas M Sullivan, Jonathan Winburn, William E Cross

DIMENSIONS OF BLACKNESS
SUNY SERIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
John R. Howard and Robert C. Smith, editors
DIMENSIONS
OF BLACKNESS
Racial Identity and Political Beliefs
Jas M. Sullivan, Jonathan Winburn,
and William E. Cross Jr.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sullivan, Jas M., author | Winburn, Jonathan, author | Cross, William E., Jr.,
author
Title: Dimensions of blackness : racial identity and political beliefs / Jas M. Sullivan,
Jonathan Winburn, and William E. Cross Jr.
Description: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2018] | Series: SUNY
series in African American studies | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: ISBN 9781438471617 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781438471624
(e-book)
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Dedicated to all those who challenge “conventional wisdom,”
especially my son, Malik
.
—JAS M SULLIVAN
Dedicated to my daughters, Julia and Addison

—JONATHAN WINBURN
Dedicated to my daughter, Tuere Binta Cross
. .
—WILLIAM E CROSSJR

Contents
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Understanding Black Racial Identity 1
Chapter 2 Measuring and Analyzing the Influence of Multidimensional
Racial Identity 23
Chapter 3 Social Dominance Orientation 43
Chapter 4 Black Nationalism and Racial Attitudes 59
Chapter 5 Policy Attitudes 81
Chapter 6 Political Participation 97
Conclusion 113
Appendix: Models for Single- Item Measures 121
Notes 133
Selected Bibliography 155
Index 171

Illustrations
Figure 2.1. Respondents by State 27
Figure 2.2. Racial Identity Histograms 28
Figure 2.3. Age and Racial Identity 29
Figure 2.4. Income and Racial Identity 30
Figure 2.5. Education and Racial Identity 31
Figure 2.6. Partisanship and Racial Identity 32
Figure 2.7. Urban Residence and Racial Identity 32
Figure 2.8. Racial Identity by State 34
Figure 2.9. Region and Racial Identity 34
Figure 3.1. Social Dominance Orientation by State 53
Figure 3.2. Predicted Probabilities for SDO 55
Figure 4.1. Predicted Probabilities for Black Nationalism 70
Figure 4.2. Predicted Probabilities for Racial Attitudes (Centrality) 76
Figure 4.3. Predicted Probabilities for Racial Attitudes (Private Regard) 77
Figure 4.4. Predicted Probabilities for Racial Attitudes (Public Regard) 78
Figure 5.1. Predicted Probabilities for Views on Majority-Minority Districts 89
Figure 5.2. Predicted Probabilities for Views on Policies to Help Blacks 90
Figure 5.3. Predicted Probabilities for Views on Payment of Reparations 91
Figure 6.1. Predicted Probabilities for Contacting Government 107
Figure 6.2. Predicted Probabilities for Working for a Political Party 107
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