Advisor Information
jneathery@unomaha.edu
Location
Criss Library
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
1-3-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
1-3-2019 10:15 AM
Abstract
Linked fate has long been used as a measure of group consciousness and is an important component of group political behavior. Though applying linked fate to Latinos can be complicated because of a widely diverse set of nationalities and historical contexts, Latinos have shown signs of group cohesion under certain circumstances. Despite this, there is still a sizable gap exploring the theory of linked fate as it pertains to Latinos. Furthermore, there is a near-absence of literature that critically dissects the roles of different kinds of discrimination as they pertain to perceptions of linked fate amongst Latinos. There are distinct kinds of discrimination that have varying effects on people’s psyches and are thus likely to have different effects on perceptions of linked fate. Using data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, this poster groups experiences of discrimination into two categories: political and social, and examines their varying effects on perceptions of linked fate for Latinos in the United States. Results reveal that social discrimination has a considerably stronger positive relationship with linked fate than political discrimination. Results also show that social discrimination has a significant relationship with linked fate, while political discrimination does not.
A New Paradigm of Discrimination and Measures of Latino Linked Fate
Criss Library
Linked fate has long been used as a measure of group consciousness and is an important component of group political behavior. Though applying linked fate to Latinos can be complicated because of a widely diverse set of nationalities and historical contexts, Latinos have shown signs of group cohesion under certain circumstances. Despite this, there is still a sizable gap exploring the theory of linked fate as it pertains to Latinos. Furthermore, there is a near-absence of literature that critically dissects the roles of different kinds of discrimination as they pertain to perceptions of linked fate amongst Latinos. There are distinct kinds of discrimination that have varying effects on people’s psyches and are thus likely to have different effects on perceptions of linked fate. Using data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, this poster groups experiences of discrimination into two categories: political and social, and examines their varying effects on perceptions of linked fate for Latinos in the United States. Results reveal that social discrimination has a considerably stronger positive relationship with linked fate than political discrimination. Results also show that social discrimination has a significant relationship with linked fate, while political discrimination does not.