Description
Book SynopsisBy integrating class-based factors with racial and ethnic factors, this book shows what motivates African-Americans, Latinos, and Anglos to mobilize and participate in politics. It examines whether the diverse theoretical approaches generally used to explain individual participation in politics are supported for the groups under consideration.
Trade Review"Strength in Numbers is an informative analysis that will influence future comparative work on the political participation of minority and ethnic groups of the United States... This book is an important step toward unraveling how participation and mobilization differ among African-Americans, Latinos, and Anglos."--Fredrick C. Harris, Journal of Politics
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xiii Chapter One: Race, Class, and Political Participation: The Argument 3 Chapter Two: Mass and Minority Participation: Theoretical Frameworks 15 Chapter Three: Mobilization and Participation: Preliminary Evidence 28 Chapter Four: Electoral Mobilization: Elite Conceptualization and Technique 50 Chapter Five: Electoral Targeting: Elite Strategies and Context 76 Chapter Six: Minority Political Mobilization 102 Chapter Seven: Minority Political Participation 126 Chapter Eight: Anglo Political Participation in Context 145 Chapter Nine: Summary and Conclusion 166 Appendix A 179 References Cited 179 Index 191
