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African Americans, the Democratic Party and Barack Obama: A Qualitative Analysis

Springer, David Cornell
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1282700008

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2010, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
The following is a qualitative study that explores the voting behavior and political attitudes of 12 African-American through in-depth analysis one-on-one interviews that revolve around two questions (1) Why do so many African-Americans support the Democratic Party? (2) Why did so many African-Americans vote for Barack Obama? After a thematic analysis was conducted to find recurring and repetitive themes, the findings reveal that respondents held overwhelmingly negative views of the Republican Party and former president George W. Bush. This negativity stemmed from a disconnection between the Republicans and Bush's general platforms on the war and the economy and the respondents views of these issues. It was also found that they held more positive views of the Democratic Party and its historical legacy with African-Americans. Finally, it was found that the subjects felt that Barack Obama represented progress as far as race relations and that he would be a good president. However, they did not feel that he represented a post-racial society, or that his election would amend United States race relations.
Robert Shelly (Committee Chair)
Debra Henderson (Committee Member)
Stephen Scanlan (Committee Member)
Sociology
African-American; voting; voting behavior; 2008 general election; Barak Obama;

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  • Springer, D. C. (2010). African Americans, the Democratic Party and Barack Obama: A Qualitative Analysis [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1282700008

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Springer, David. African Americans, the Democratic Party and Barack Obama: A Qualitative Analysis. 2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1282700008.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Springer, David. "African Americans, the Democratic Party and Barack Obama: A Qualitative Analysis." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1282700008

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