Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Discursive Governance: Toward a Holistic Approach to Understanding a Dialogue on Race in Government
- 2 Measuring the Political Dialogue on Race
- PART I Societal Reception to a Dialogue on Race
- PART II Political Institutions and a Dialogue on Race
- Conclusion: A Place for a Racial Dialogue in an Aspiring Post-Racial Society
- Appendix A Defining and Measuring Race-Related Statements
- Appendix B Study Description and Coding across Chapters
- Appendix C Wharton Behavioral Lab Experiments and the National Experiment
- Appendix D Method for Assessing the Overlap of Presidential Discussion and Minority Magazine Articles: Text Reuse (Plagiarism Analysis)
- References
- Index
PART I - Societal Reception to a Dialogue on Race
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2016
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Discursive Governance: Toward a Holistic Approach to Understanding a Dialogue on Race in Government
- 2 Measuring the Political Dialogue on Race
- PART I Societal Reception to a Dialogue on Race
- PART II Political Institutions and a Dialogue on Race
- Conclusion: A Place for a Racial Dialogue in an Aspiring Post-Racial Society
- Appendix A Defining and Measuring Race-Related Statements
- Appendix B Study Description and Coding across Chapters
- Appendix C Wharton Behavioral Lab Experiments and the National Experiment
- Appendix D Method for Assessing the Overlap of Presidential Discussion and Minority Magazine Articles: Text Reuse (Plagiarism Analysis)
- References
- Index
Summary
The next two chapters examine society's response to politicians’ discussions on race. I focus on statements made by presidents because the high profile of the Oval Office ensures that a large segment of the American public will be aware of these comments and react to them. Chapter 3 assesses the public's reaction to presidents’ race-related remarks since the 1960s with a particular focus on President Obama. Chapter 4 demonstrates how presidential remarks tap into the minority public sphere by exploring minority magazines’ discussions of health.
Part I of the book captures the duality that exists for a political discussion on race. Though the American public might be hesitant to embrace a dialogue that highlights racial inequality, and at times might even push back on this discourse, race-related remarks allow politicians to connect to the minority community and aid the efforts of minority institutions to address racial inequality. In essence, Part I offers a glimpse into how politicians’ words move beyond the confines of government to shape societal attitudes and behavior.
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- Governing with WordsThe Political Dialogue on Race, Public Policy, and Inequality in America, pp. 51 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016