Political Attitudes and Ideologies of Multiracial Americans: The Implications of Mixed Race in the United States |
Political Research Quarterly
Volume 61, Number 2 (2008)
pp. 253-267
DOI: 10.1177/1065912907313209
Natalie Masuoka, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Tufts University
A contemporary rise in multiracial self-identification provokes a number of questions about the significance that this racial identity may hold for American politics. This research focuses on the political attitudes of multiracial Americans to determine how multiracial identities may influence individual public opinion. I offer a test of three competing theoretical models of multiracial political attitude formation: Classic Assimilation, Minority Trumping, and New Identity Formation. This research finds that, generally, multiracial individuals who self-identify as such develop political opinions that parallel with their minority counterparts.
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