Linked fate
Linked fate is a concept in political science which describes the mechanism by which group consciousness leads to political cohesion among members of a social identity group.[1] It originated in African-American studies, as individuals who perceived their fates as individuals to be highly linked to those of other in-group members were posited to be more conscious of the group's interests as whole when making political decisions (such as voting).[2] Furthermore, notions of linked fate have been observed among Asian Americans,[3] Hispanic Americans[4] and Muslim Americans.[5]
See also
[edit]- Entitativity, the perception of a social unit as a group
- Ethnic competition thesis
- Group cohesiveness, the level of perceived unity within a social group
- Group consciousness (political science), sociopolitical phenomenon where individuals become aware of how their shared group identification impacts them and then pursue shared interests
- Relative deprivation thesis
- Solidarity, awareness of shared interests, objectives, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes
References
[edit]- ^ Sanchez, Gabriel R.; Vargas, Edward D. (March 2016). "Taking a Closer Look at Group Identity: The Link between Theory and Measurement of Group Consciousness and Linked Fate". Political Research Quarterly. 69 (1): 160–174. doi:10.1177/1065912915624571. ISSN 1065-9129. PMC 4763936. PMID 26924919.
- ^ Dawson, Michael C. (1994). Behind the mule : race and class in African-American politics. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08770-9. OCLC 29467078.
- ^ Masuoka, Natalie (2006). "Together They Become One: Examining the Predictors of Panethnic Group Consciousness Among Asian Americans and Latinos*". Social Science Quarterly. 87 (5): 993–1011. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00412.x. ISSN 1540-6237.
- ^ Sanchez, Gabriel R.; Masuoka, Natalie (2010-10-24). "Brown-Utility Heuristic? The Presence and Contributing Factors of Latino Linked Fate". Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 32 (4): 519–531. doi:10.1177/0739986310383129. ISSN 0739-9863.
- ^ "Discrimination and Group Identity Among Muslim Americans. Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference; San Diego. 2008" (PDF).
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