Black on Black Trust: The Politics of Black Americans' Intraracial Trust
Year: 2011
Type: preprint
Abstract: Although political scientists have questioned the extent to which blacks are the least trusting racial group in the United States as far as social trust and political trust (Putnam, 1995; Brehm and Rahn, 1997; Rahn and Transue, 1996; Brehm, 1998; Avery, 2009) , these inquiries have focused on blacks' trust compared to other racial groups. More recent research also explores how black people trust other racial groups (Nunnally, 2011). However, limited if any research has been done on how black people trust one another. That is, how do black people think about trusting other blacks as far as ethnicity, class, gender, age, and sexuality? Using data from an original national, public opinion survey developed by the author, this paper explores how intersectionality influences blacks' intraracial trust. Moreover, the paper explores possible limits of intraracial identification in linking blacks with other blacks, which may affect their political mobilization efforts and broader, group solidarity.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Shayla C. Nunnally
Institution: University of Connecticut
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2271520431