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When Hard Work Isn't Enough: The Pursuit of the American Dream in Black Public Opinion
When Hard Work Isn't Enough: The Pursuit of the American Dream in Black Public Opinion
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105240
- ISBN
- 9798291569191
- DDC
- 305
- 저자명
- Walker, Zoe C.
- 서명/저자
- When Hard Work Isnt Enough: The Pursuit of the American Dream in Black Public Opinion
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of Michigan, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 231 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-02, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Hutchings, Vincent L.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약When Hard Work Isn't Enough explores how Black Americans' beliefs about access to the American Dream influences their understandings of racial inequality and their support for economic redistribution. Despite persistent racial disparities in wealth, education, and social mobility, many Black Americans continue to believe that hard work and individual effort are sufficient for success. This dissertation investigates the origins and political implications of these beliefs, arguing that this optimism about American can obscure recognition of structural racism and dampen support for policies aimed at ameliorating racial inequality.Combining original surveys, in-depth interviews and analyses of census data, this project demonstrates that beliefs about upward mobility in America are not mere reflections of material reality. Instead, these attitudes are shaped by a complex interplay of individual experiences, cultural narratives, and political context. The dissertation shows that Black Americans who believe in the openness of the opportunity structure are more likely to attribute racial disparities to individual failings of Blacks as a group rather than systemic racial barriers. Correspondingly , they are also less likely to support reparations and other policy interventions that redistribute material resources to reduce racial disparities.This work contributes to the study of American political behavior, public opinion, and Black politics by offering a novel framework for understanding how American exceptionalism shapes political and racial attitudes. It challenges the assumption that awareness of structural barriers is evenly distributed among Black Americans and underscores the ideological diversity that exists among Black people, despite their shared experiences with racial discrimination. By illuminating the tension between pursuing the American Dream and securing racial justice, this dissertation advances our understanding of how public opinion can both resist and reinforce the status quo.
- 일반주제명
- African American studies
- 일반주제명
- Political science
- 일반주제명
- Black studies
- 일반주제명
- Social psychology
- 키워드
- American Dream
- 키워드
- Inequality
- 키워드
- Black politics
- 키워드
- Public opinion
- 기타저자
- University of Michigan Political Science
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-02B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aWhen Hard Work Isn't Enough explores how Black Americans' beliefs about access to the American Dream influences their understandings of racial inequality and their support for economic redistribution. Despite persistent racial disparities in wealth, education, and social mobility, many Black Americans continue to believe that hard work and individual effort are sufficient for success. This dissertation investigates the origins and political implications of these beliefs, arguing that this optimism about American can obscure recognition of structural racism and dampen support for policies aimed at ameliorating racial inequality.Combining original surveys, in-depth interviews and analyses of census data, this project demonstrates that beliefs about upward mobility in America are not mere reflections of material reality. Instead, these attitudes are shaped by a complex interplay of individual experiences, cultural narratives, and political context. The dissertation shows that Black Americans who believe in the openness of the opportunity structure are more likely to attribute racial disparities to individual failings of Blacks as a group rather than systemic racial barriers. Correspondingly , they are also less likely to support reparations and other policy interventions that redistribute material resources to reduce racial disparities.This work contributes to the study of American political behavior, public opinion, and Black politics by offering a novel framework for understanding how American exceptionalism shapes political and racial attitudes. It challenges the assumption that awareness of structural barriers is evenly distributed among Black Americans and underscores the ideological diversity that exists among Black people, despite their shared experiences with racial discrimination. By illuminating the tension between pursuing the American Dream and securing racial justice, this dissertation advances our understanding of how public opinion can both resist and reinforce the status quo.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0127.
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■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
■793 ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17359950▼nKERIS▼z이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.
