African American, Black Caribbean, and Non-Hispanic White Feelings of Closeness Toward Other Racial and Ethnic Groups

Thornton, Michael C.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Chatters, Linda M.

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“…"There is a great deal of hostility between Caribbean blacks and black Americans," because "They hold very stereotypical views of each other" (Fullwood, 1995, p. A29). Our findings support a growing literature that points to a more nuanced and complex relationship between the groups that highlights both their affinities toward one another and the role of race in shaping out-group attitudes (Greer, 2013;Thornton et al, 2012;Unnever & Gabbidon, 2013). African Americans and Black Caribbeans, not surprisingly, feel close to their own ethnic group and, in addition, demonstrate pan-ethnic links as well.…”

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“…Foreign-born Blacks arrive with optimistic beliefs about what America has to offer than is found among Black natives, but they are not blind to the role that race plays. Indeed, some work suggests that despite cleavages around certain issues between the two groups, there remains a strong panethnic identity (Benson, 2006;Stout & Le, 2012;Thornton et al, 2012;Unnever & Gabbidon, 2013). Greer (2013) found that native Blacks feel solidarity with other ethnic Blacks, while also feeling that they compete with them for resources.…”

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African American and Black Caribbean Mutual Feelings of Closeness

Thornton

Taylor

Chatters

2013

Journal of Black Studies

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African American and Black Caribbean Mutual Feelings of Closeness

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Taylor

Chatters

2013

Journal of Black Studies

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“…Analyses using nationally representative samples reveal that both African Americans and Black Caribbeans feel close to Africans (Thornton and Taylor, 1988; Thornton, Taylor and Chatters 2012), especially among males and those who are older. However, Black Caribbeans feel significantly closer to Africans than do African Americans.…”

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African American and Black Caribbean relations dominate research on interactions across black ethnic divides. Using National Survey of American Life data, we explore a different aspect of black interethnic attitudes: how close these groups feel toward Africans. African Americans and Black Caribbeans were largely similar in their feelings of closeness to Africans. For Black Caribbeans, younger and male respondents, those reporting higher levels of financial strain, living in the northeast and persons who immigrated to the United States at least 11 years ago, report feeling especially close to Africans. Being male was the only significant correlate among African Americans. The findings are discussed in relation to how race, ethnicity and national origin shape personal identities within the U.S. and their significance for intergroup perceptions. These broader issues warrant further consideration in light of assertions that race as a defining feature of American life and intergroup relations is obsolete.

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“…US-born blacks) even though "structural conditions place them in marginal inner-city ghettoes" (Abdi, 2012, p. 103; see also Vang, 2012). In fact, researchers note that the voluntary segregation of immigrant blacks from US-born blacks reflects tensions between these two groups (Thornton, Taylor, & Chatters, 2012). 1 Waters (1999) notes that these tensions are pervasive with foreign-born blacks purposefully distancing themselves from US-born blacks in multiple ways including their dress and accents.…”

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Do Blacks Speak with one Voice? Immigrants, Public Opinions, and Perceptions of Criminal Injustices

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Gabbidon

2013

Justice Quarterly

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This paper tests core tenets of the theory of African-American offending proposed by Unnever and Gabbidon. Their theory posits that African-Americans have a common worldview on matters of race that is related to their offending. However, Unnever and Gabbidon further hypothesize that immigrant blacks do not fully embrace the worldview shared by US-born blacks. Using a 2008 national Gallup poll, we examine whether US-born blacks share a common worldview and whether foreign-born blacks differ in their opinions on key issues including: criminal injustices, the state of American race relations, attitudes towards immigration and illegal immigrants, and the perception of mobility within American society. The results partially confirm their two key hypotheses; there are no entrenched differences in the public opinions of US-born blacks on race-related matters while immigrant blacks do not wholly endorse their worldview. We discuss the implications of these two findings in relation to how scholars conceptualize offending among blacks.Keywords African American offending; immigrant blacks; perceptions of criminal injustice; race and crime In their recent theoretical work, Unnever and Gabbidon (2011) assert that nearly all blacks share a distinctive worldview that is grounded and centered in James D. Unnever is professor of criminology at the University of South Florida-Sarasota Manatee. He has published extensively on race and crime, most notably in his recent A Theory of African American Offending: Race, Racism, and Crime. His research areas also include public opinion about crime-related issues, the impact of religion on punitiveness, testing theories of crime, and school bullying. He was the 2009 recipient of the Donal A. J. MacNamara Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Shaun L. Gabbidon is distinguished professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg. He has served as a fellow at Harvard University's W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, and has taught at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of more than 100 scholarly publications including 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books, his most recent books include Race and Crime (3rd edition; 2013, SAGE) and, A Theory of African American Offending (2011; Routledge). Professor Gabbidon is the Founding

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African American, Black Caribbean, and Non-Hispanic White Feelings of Closeness Toward Other Racial and Ethnic Groups

Abstract: This study examines African Americans', Black Caribbeans', and non-Hispanic Whites' perceptions of closeness to other racial and ethnic groups.

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African American and Black Caribbean Mutual Feelings of Closeness

African American and Black Caribbean Mutual Feelings of Closeness

African American and Black Caribbean feelings of closeness to Africans

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