Hutchings & Valentino
What is a main theme of Hutchings & Valentino regarding race in American politics?
What is, that race still is a main determinant of political behavior and policy alignment.
What is a main themes of Hero & Tolbert regarding state politics and policy?
What is, racial and ethnic diversity is overlooked.
How was this article different in addressing racial and ethnic attitudes than previous research?
What is, it addresses attitudes within minority groups versus white attitudes alone
What does Winant state race is?
What is, a social construct.
Why does intersectionality matter in politics?
What is, due to understanding how policies affect various groups.
What does Hutchings & Valentino find to be a major factor in shaping opposition to racial policies from White Americans?
What is, racial resentment.
Hero and Tolbert find that states with this type of racial/ethnic composition tend to have the worst policy outcomes for minorities when policies are disaggregated by race.
What are, homogenous states.
What group was considered the “exception” in this study?
Who are, Asian Americans
Winant argues that this concept has replaced biological racism.
What is, cultural racism.
Who coined the term intersectionality?
Who is, Kimberle Crenshaw.
What theory would help explain why Black voters may vote as a block as a result of racially shared experiences?
What is, linked fate.
Why do the authors argue that racial and ethnic diversity are central to state politics and policy?
What is, it shapes political culture, explains policy variations and influences political pluralism.
What are the two main theories discussed in this article?
What are, power-threat and contact hypotheses
In Winant, what is meant by the discussion on the transition from racial dictatorship to racial democracy?
What is, that racial history in the United States has shifted from being about White supremacy to being a racial order where rights exists but racial inequalities remain.
What are at least 2 systems of power that intersectionality focuses on?
What is, classism, sexism, racism, ableism, heterosexism, etc.
According to the authors what are the key limitations of the article?
What is, Social Desirability bias, and the relative isolation of literature between white and black attitudes.
What are some limitations to this article that the authors mention?
What is, Data limitations, Generalizability and the simplification of race/ethnicity categories.
According to the researchers, what was a key limitation in this study?
What is, only sampling metro areas.
What is an intersectional challenge/limitation that can be found from Winant's racial theory?
What is, that it focuses on race without fully considering other identities in its framework (such as class, gender, sexuality, etc).
What does intersectionality help us recognize in this class?
What is, that identities such as gender, race, ethnicity and class do not exist independently but interact together to shape experiences.
What is one avenue of future research that the authors mention in the article?
What is, investigating the causes of the Black/White policy preference gap. Could also be, what is, working to isolate political circumstances.
What is one avenue of future research the authors mention in the article?
What is, Time frame extension, group complexity analysis and diverse policy examination.
What are some concerns/suggestions the authors have regarding the threat and contact hypotheses?
What are: unit of analysis, role of individual self-selection, and interracial contact in microsettings.
What does Winant believe to be necessary for the next generation of racial theory?
What is, a more intersectional approach that takes into account how race operates outside of the United States.
Why do people experience discrimination and inequities differently?
What is, due to multiple identities they hold.