Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Black Political Decision Making 24
6. 2. Norms of Black Political Behavior 56
7. 3. The Political Consequences of Black Social Networks 86
8. 4. The Process of Racialized Social Constraint 111
9. 5. Self-Interest versus Group Interest and “Racialized” Social Constraint 144
10. 6. Institutional Constraints and the Enforcement of Racialized Social Pressure 168
11. Conclusion 197
12. Notes 209
13. References 215
14. Index 227