Table of Contents
Tables ix
Figures xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Notes on Contributors xv
Introduction Defining African-American Political Psychology Tasha S. Philpot Ismail K. White 1
I The History of African-American Political Psychology Research in Two Disciplines 9
1 A Meeting of the Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Psychology, Political Science, and Black Politics Tasha S. Philpot Kyle Endres John Iadarola 11
2 The Political Science Image of the Black Mind: Politics in the Psychology of African Americans Harwood K. McClerking Hanes Walton, Jr. 21
II Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Identity 35
3 Beliefs in Black and White: How Race Influences Americans' Perceptions of Themselves, Their Racial Group, and Their National Group Roy J. Eidelson Mikhail Lyubansky 37
4 Feeling Different: Racial Group-Based Emotional Response to Political Events Tasha S. Philpot Ismail K. White Kristin Wylie Ernest B. McGowen 55
5 When Race Matters and When it Doesn't: Racial Group Differences in Response to Racial Cues Ismail K. White 71
6 One of Our Own: Black Female Candidates and the Voters Who Support Them Tasha S. Philpot Hanes Walton, Jr. 101
7 Race, Identity, and Candidate Support: A Test of Implicit Preference Jas M. Sullivan 123
III Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Political Attitudes and Behavior 133
8 Religion through a Racial Lens: The Effect of Race on Religious Interpretation Eric L. McDaniel 135
9 Some Like It Hot: Towards a Political Climate Explanation of Racial Differences in Political Interest Ray Block, Jr. 147
10 Divide and Conquer: How Partisan Race Cues Polarize the Electorate Vincent L. Hutchings Nicholas A. Valentino 157
11 African-American Activists' Perceptions of Racism and Empowerment Kenneth Foster, Sr. 171
12 Depressing the Vote: The Environmental Determinants of Turnout in African-American Precincts in the 2000 Presidential Election Ernest B. McGowen 187
Notes 201
References 209
Index 237
