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Final Study Guide Flashcards

1
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What is respectability politics? (2)

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  • 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”
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How can we understand the US’s migration policies towards Asians? (3)

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  • 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)
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how did the US move to classify Asian Americans as a model minority? (4)

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  • 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
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4 barriers to political participation

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  • lack of access
  • immigration status
  • socialization
  • transportation & voter ID for youth
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5
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social exclusion is important to understand…

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formation of political identity

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descriptive representatives often…

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  • communicate better with their communities
  • create social meaning
  • have more experiential knowledge
  • increase state legitimacy
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latinx group political behavior (3)

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  • variation in origin –> variation in vote
  • vote depends on access to citizenship & country of origin
  • socialization influences
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what 2 factors make linked fate more political?

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  • when policies target certain ethnic groups, they are more likely to vote a certain way
  • racial formation
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linked fate & vote choice:
- those who exhibit linked fate are more likely to vote for a candidate who… (3)

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  • is the same race
  • represents them through cultural & identity values
  • advocates for advancement of their group
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what is substantive representation

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candidate has matching political agenda, but a different identity

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linked fate among AAPI (2) and Latinx groups (3)

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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

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what are the barriers to elected office for black women

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  • looks
  • black men prefer candidate who has straight hair and lighter skin
  • afrocentric types are associated w negative traits
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what are the barriers to elected office for latina women

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  • struggle gaining white vote
  • benefit from identity when running in latinx areas
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what are the barriers to elected office for aapi women

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  • diff national origin make it more likely that specific aapi voters wont vote for a certain candidate
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why is access to the policy process important for incorporation of racial groups into the political system (3)

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  • can influence policy outputs
  • agenda setting (outside initiative, inside access, mobilization models)
  • rep matters
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michael dawson on Linked Fate

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LF has major power to explain black political behavior

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what is the important of the VRA to minority political rep? (2)

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  • established affirmative gerrymandering (created majority minority districts reversing racist redistricting processes)
  • increased rep at local level
18
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what are 4 things needed for political participation

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1) time
2) civic skills
3) money
4) information

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7 barriers to elected office

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  1. being asked to run
  2. support from party leaders
  3. money
  4. competition
  5. time
  6. electability
  7. experience/ideology
20
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6 core demands of BLM movement

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  • end the war on black people
  • divest/invest
  • reparations
  • economic justice
  • community control
  • political power
21
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is there an aapi vote (2)

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  • eligible voter population has grown since 2000
  • democratic leaning
22
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what consequences result from racial stereotyping of the model minority myth

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  • dehumanizations
  • stereotyping other minorities
  • stereotype of who is “deserving” to immigrate
23
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what is racial triangulation

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  • racialization of Asian Americans through 2 methods
    1) civic ostracism - forever foreigner
    2) relative valorization - model minority
24
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what are respectability politics camouflaged as

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“tough love” to urge responsibility

25
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3 examples of obamas respec politics

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  1. chicago fathers day speech - blamed black fathers without discussing social barriers
  2. general conference of AME Church - said black people can’t use poverty & injustice as an excuse to not move past social ills
  3. NAACP 2008 Speech
    - said black leaders need to take more responsibility
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what were 2 demands of the DREAMer movement

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  1. immigration reform
  2. dream act to provide path to citizenship
27
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what 4 things are needed for coalition politics

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  • respective self interests
  • belief that cooperation will lead to benefits
  • independent power base & ability to control own decision making
  • specific & identifiable goals
28
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what is gerrymandering

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  • manipulating boundaries of electoral constituency to favor electoral outcomes
  • dilute minority votes in whiter areas
  • breaks apart minority votes by breaking apart large minority districts
29
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outside initiative model

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group outside gov pushed for issues to be heard

30
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mobilization

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issues are directly placed on agenda by individuals inside

31
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inside access

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items place on agenda by individuals inside to put pressure on decision makers

32
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intersectionality (3)

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  • stems from black feminist thought to acknowledge position of black women at intersection of race and gender
  • demands recognition for those who live at multiple axes of oppression
  • recognizes that person can have multiple identities
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symbolic representation

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candidate policy doesn’t directly help a group, but suggests a gesture toward their culture

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descriptive representation

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  • candidate has shared identity with their constituents
  • can increase minority rep if shared ideology
35
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3 barriers to cross racial solidarity

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  • diff experiences
  • division by US politics
  • unwillingness to connect bc lack of linked fate
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5 barriers to internal racial solidarity

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  • diff experiences
  • diff national origin
  • gender & sexuality
  • immigration status
  • respectability politics
37
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3 barriers to latinx participation

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  • citizenship
  • language
  • access to education + info
38
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6 kinds of pol participation

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1 lobbying
2 polling
3 voting
4 attending rallies
5 donating money
6 advocacy

39
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where did the idea of illegal immigrant come from (3)

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  • increase of illegal entries created emphasis on border control
  • gradually criminalized undocumented migration for political/financial interests
  • belief that migrants benefit from resources but dont contribute
40
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how can we think of intersectionality in social movements

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  • demands more attention & solidarity
  • creates bigger movements bc attends to multiple axes

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