Black-White Differences in Political Efficacy, Trust, and Sociopolitical Participation: A Critique of the Empowerment Hypothesis

This study is a critique of Bobo and Gilliam's (1990) empowerment hypothesis. The authors examine black-white differences in political trust, efficacy, and sociopolitical participation. The study took place in Mobile, Alabama, and involved a telephone probability survey of 428 respondents. The...

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Published in:Urban Affairs Quarterly 1996-11, Vol.32 (2), p.264-276
Main Authors: Emig, Arthur G., Hesse, Michael B., Fisher, Samuel H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALABAMA
Black Power
Black White Differences
Community participation
Criticism
Empowerment
Hypotheses
Local Politics
Political Behavior
Political Participation
Politics
Power
Race
RACE RELATIONS
Racial differences
Racial differentiation
Sociopolitical attitudes
Telephone surveys
Urban communities
URBAN, IN ANY CONTEXT
Voting
Whites
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Summary:This study is a critique of Bobo and Gilliam's (1990) empowerment hypothesis. The authors examine black-white differences in political trust, efficacy, and sociopolitical participation. The study took place in Mobile, Alabama, and involved a telephone probability survey of 428 respondents. The authors argue for an expanded operational definition of empowerment, and research results support this position. No significant differences between blacks and whites emerged for political participation, attending to news, gender, age, occupation, or education. Blacks were significantly more politically trusting, efficacious, and involved in the community than were whites.
ISSN:1078-0874
0042-0816
1552-8332
DOI:10.1177/107808749603200206