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.
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"Winner of the 1995 Outstanding Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists" "[ Dawson's] insights are useful for opening discussions of the ideological underpinnings of African American political beliefs and behavior. Highly recommended." * Choice * "Dawson's original analytics and wide-reaching empirical tests mark Behind the Mule as a new standard in the field of African-American politics." * American Political Science Review *
List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi PART ONE: BEHIND THE MULE: THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN GROUP INTERESTS 1(68) The Changing Class Structure of Black America and the Political Behavior of African Americans 3(12) Race, Class, and African-American Economic Polarization 15(30) The Politicization of African-American Racial Group Interests 45(24) PART TWO: AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND PUBLIC OPINION 69(144) Models of African-American Racial and Economic Group Interests 71(25) Appendix 1: Data and Models for
Chapter4 89(7) African-American Partisanship and the American Party System 96(34) Appendix 2: Data and Models for
Chapter 5 122(8) African-American Political Choice 130(31) Appendix 3: Data and Models for
Chapter 6 158(3) Racial Group Interests, African-American Presidential Approval, and Macroeconomic Policy 161(20) Cathy Cohen Ronald E. Brown Group Interests, Class Divisions, and African American Policy Preferences 181(23) Appendix 4: Data and Models for
Chapter 8 200(4) Epilogue: Racial Group Interests, Class, and the Future of African-American Politics 204(9) Bibliography 213(14) Index 227
Michael C. Dawson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
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