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Over five decades of research has made clear that social networks
can have an important impact on our political behavior.
Specifically, when we engage in political conversation within these
networks we develop connections that increase the likelihood that
we will become politically active. Yet, most studies of political
behavior focus on individuals, rather than the effects of networks
on political behavior. Furthermore, any studies of networks have,
by and large, been based on White Americans. Given what we know
about the ways in which neighborhood, cultural, friend, and family
networks tend to segregate along ethnic and racial lines, the
authors of this book argue that we can assume that political
networks segregate in much the same way. This book draws on
quantitative and qualitative analyses of 4000 White American,
African American, Latino, and Asian American people to explore
inter and intra-ethnoracial differences in social network
composition, size, partisanship, policy attitudes, and homophily in
political and civic engagement. The book thus makes three key
contributions: 1) it provides, for the first time, detailed
comparative analysis of how political networks vary across and
within ethnoracial groups; 2) demonstrates how historical
differences in partisanship, policy attitudes, and engagement are
reflected within groups' social networks; and, 3) reveals the
impact that networks can have on individuals' political and civic
engagement.
Which get-out-the-vote efforts actually succeed in ethnoracial
communities-and why? Analyzing the results from hundreds of
original experiments, the authors of this book offer a persuasive
new theory to explain why some methods work while others don't.
Exploring and comparing a wide variety of efforts targeting
ethnoracial voters, Lisa Garcia Bedolla and Melissa R. Michelson
present a new theoretical frame-the Social Cognition Model of
voting, based on an individual's sense of civic identity-for
understanding get-out-the-vote effectiveness. Their book will serve
as a useful guide for political practitioners, for it offers
concrete strategies to employ in developing future mobilization
efforts.
"With depth and nuance, Garcia Bedolla explores how the dynamics of
immigration have affected political socialization, attitudes, and
practices, as well as levels of political participation among
Latinos and Latinas in Los Angeles. In so doing, she has produced
an important and insightful contribution to the study of Latina/o
politics."--Edwina Barvosa-Carter, Assistant Professor of Social
and Political Theory, Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Santa
Barbara
"Drawing upon an impressive number of in-depth interviews, Lisa
Garcia Bedolla intriguingly demonstrates how Latino perceptions of
social stigma shape collective identities, social networks, and
forms of political mobilization. Her respondents engage questions
about political marginality and empowerment in complex and nuanced
ways that strikingly reveal how class, gender, and generation
constitute significant categories of difference among
Latinos."--Michael Omi, co-author of "Racial Formation in the
United States"
""Fluid Borders" is an important book in the evolving literature on
Latino politics and race and politics. Using both quantitative and
qualitative methods, Garcia Bedolla details the attitudes and
actions of two contrasting Latino communities in Los Angeles. Never
losing sight of the visible class differences that exist between
the two communities, Garcia Bedolla also explores other significant
factors such as collective identity, foreign-born status and
political socialization in what is truly an insightful
intersectional analysis. Through her lucid writing and interviews,
Garcia Bedolla provides the reader with depth and texture, greatly
enhancing our understanding of Latino politics."--Cathy Cohen,
author of"The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of
Black Politics"
""Fluid Borders" is a rich and fascinating book, overturning many
of the preconceptions social scientists have held about the
relationship between economic and linguistic assimilation and
political mobilization. It is sure to spark lively debate and
further study of its key themes of immigration, class, identity and
politics."--Michael Jones-Correa, author of "Between Two Nations:
The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City"
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