Final Study Guide Flashcards
(40 cards)
What is respectability politics? (2)
- political strategy where members of a marginalized group consciously abandon parts of their identity to appeal to the white majority
- urges black people to behave as “representatives of their race”
How can we understand the US’s migration policies towards Asians? (3)
- positioned Asian immigrants as superior to Black Americans, but classified them as forever foreigned (no civil/legal obligation but used them for labor needs)
- yellow peril (idea that Asian Americans were a threat to the US)
- Asiatic Barred Zone Act (imposed literacy tests)
how did the US move to classify Asian Americans as a model minority? (4)
- policies favored HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS & FAMILY OF CITIZENS
- created selection bias that favored those with HIGH EDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL STATUS
- constructed racialized ideals for other minorities
- 1900-1950s
4 barriers to political participation
- lack of access
- immigration status
- socialization
- transportation & voter ID for youth
social exclusion is important to understand…
formation of political identity
descriptive representatives often…
- communicate better with their communities
- create social meaning
- have more experiential knowledge
- increase state legitimacy
latinx group political behavior (3)
- variation in origin –> variation in vote
- vote depends on access to citizenship & country of origin
- socialization influences
what 2 factors make linked fate more political?
- when policies target certain ethnic groups, they are more likely to vote a certain way
- racial formation
linked fate & vote choice:
- those who exhibit linked fate are more likely to vote for a candidate who… (3)
- is the same race
- represents them through cultural & identity values
- advocates for advancement of their group
what is substantive representation
candidate has matching political agenda, but a different identity
linked fate among AAPI (2) and Latinx groups (3)
AAPI:
- 59% report LF
- report shared behavior
LATINX:
- LF is strongest among those experiencing marginalization
- strong among low income & immigrant groups
- strong predictor of vote choice
what are the barriers to elected office for black women
- looks
- black men prefer candidate who has straight hair and lighter skin
- afrocentric types are associated w negative traits
what are the barriers to elected office for latina women
- struggle gaining white vote
- benefit from identity when running in latinx areas
what are the barriers to elected office for aapi women
- diff national origin make it more likely that specific aapi voters wont vote for a certain candidate
why is access to the policy process important for incorporation of racial groups into the political system (3)
- can influence policy outputs
- agenda setting (outside initiative, inside access, mobilization models)
- rep matters
michael dawson on Linked Fate
LF has major power to explain black political behavior
what is the important of the VRA to minority political rep? (2)
- established affirmative gerrymandering (created majority minority districts reversing racist redistricting processes)
- increased rep at local level
what are 4 things needed for political participation
1) time
2) civic skills
3) money
4) information
7 barriers to elected office
- being asked to run
- support from party leaders
- money
- competition
- time
- electability
- experience/ideology
6 core demands of BLM movement
- end the war on black people
- divest/invest
- reparations
- economic justice
- community control
- political power
is there an aapi vote (2)
- eligible voter population has grown since 2000
- democratic leaning
what consequences result from racial stereotyping of the model minority myth
- dehumanizations
- stereotyping other minorities
- stereotype of who is “deserving” to immigrate
what is racial triangulation
- racialization of Asian Americans through 2 methods
1) civic ostracism - forever foreigner
2) relative valorization - model minority
what are respectability politics camouflaged as
“tough love” to urge responsibility
