The anger rule : racial inequality and constraints on Black politicians / Antoine J. Banks, University of Maryland, College Park, Ismail K. White, Princeton University.
In The Anger Rule, Antoine J. Banks and Ismail K. White examine how Black politicians are uniquely penalized for expressing anger, especially anger related to race. Drawing on social psychology and philosophy, Banks and White demonstrate how this anger penalty helps sustain racial inequality. They argue that anger infers power because it propels individuals to change the status quo. When Black politicians are constrained from expressing anger, it limits their ability to mobilize against wrongs and rally fellow group members -- it also signals a lack of power to Black voters. This argument is assessed using a multi-method approach of national survey experiments and content analysis of United States presidential and House congressional speeches and remarks. The findings show that Black politicians and voters are aware of the anger penalty, therefore constraining their anger in political spaces to avoid backlash from those who maintain the racial status quo.
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Contents
Power of anger
Anger rule
Angry Black politicians?
Anger penalty
Racial differences in anger expression
Anger constraint
The anger rule going forward.
ISBN
9781009275255 (ebook)
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