Anger and racial politics : the emotional foundation of racial attitudes in America / Antoine J. Banks, University of Maryland.

"Politicians, scholars, and pundits often disagree about whether race has been injected into a political campaign or policy debate. Some have suspected that race sometimes enters into politics even when political elites avoid using racial cues or racially coded language. Anger and Racial Politi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Banks, Antoine J., 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. A theory of anger and contemporary white racial attitudes
  • 2. The emotional foundation of white racial attitudes
  • 3. The emotional content in racialized campaign ads primes white racial attitudes
  • 4. The public's anger: racial polarization and opinions toward health care reform
  • 5. The Tea Party's angry rhetoric and the 2010 midterm elections
  • Conclusion.