African American's political attitudes, party affiliation, and voting behavior

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作者：
Wallace D.S. [1 ]
Abduk-Khaliq A. [1 ]
Czuchry M. [2 ]
Sia T.L. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301
[2] Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX
来源：
Journal of African American Studies | 2009年 / 13卷 / 2期
关键词：
African-American; Attitude-behavior consistency; Attitudes; Political attitudes; Political philosophy; Voting behavior;
D O I：
10.1007/s12111-008-9040-y
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摘要：
Recent research has demonstrated that despite sharing some attitudes consistent with the Republican Party, African-Americans still tend to support Democratic candidates (Kidd et al., Social Science Quarterly, 88: 165-176, 2007). The current study represents a snapshot of political philosophies 2 weeks prior to the presidential election and actual voting behavior of a diverse sample. Factor analysis of a questionnaire measuring current political attitudes revealed five dimensions, which in turn, were shown to vary depending on political party affiliation and ethnicity. Results showed a detailed picture of exactly which attitudes African-Americans share with different political parties. © 2008 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.
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