Black Class Exceptionalism Insights from Direct Democracy on the Race Versus Class Debate
Black Class Exceptionalism Insights from Direct Democracy on the Race Versus Class Debate
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直接民主对种族与阶级辩论的黑人阶级例外论见解
DOI：
10.1093/poq/nfm034
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Zoltán Hajnal
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作者：
Zoltán Hajnal
穷人和中产阶级黑人之间日益扩大的经济鸿沟对政治舞台有什么影响？传统观点认为，随着中产阶级变得更加保守，经济多元化程度的提高应该会导致政治分歧的加剧。其他人则坚持认为，由于持续的种族不平等和普遍的种族歧视，种族将继续高于阶级。我主张第三种选择。我认为，对于黑人，可能对其他少数族裔来说，阶级地位的提高会加强种族。阶级地位的提高可能会增加种族的显着性，因为经济上的成功往往意味着在一个以白人为主的世界工作，并更频繁地经历歧视。我用直接民主中的投票来检验这些理论。我发现中产阶级黑人更有可能支持自由派或黑人议程，而不是更少。阶级对非裔美国人和白人的作用不同。
What implications does the growing economic divide between poor and middle class blacks have for the political arena? Traditional accounts suggest that increased economic diversity should lead to increased political division as the middle class becomes more conservative. Others maintain that race will continue to trump class because of ongoing racial inequality and widespread racial discrimination. I argue for a third alternative. I suggest that for blacks and possibly for other racial minorities increasing class status reinforces race. Class gains may increase the salience of race because economic success often means working in a predominantly white world and experiencing discrimination more regularly. I test these theories using the vote in direct democracy. I find that middle class blacks are more rather than less likely to support a liberal or black agenda. Class works differently for African Americans than for whites.