Contents
List of Figures & Tables
About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1. The Impact of the Obama Campaign on White Racial Attitudes
Part I. Documenting Change In White Racial Attitudes During The 2008 Campaign
Chapter 2. Is the Decline in White Racial Prejudice Meaningful?
Chapter 3. Visions of Unity: White Perceptions of Race Relations
Part II. Explaining Change In White Racial Attitudes During The 2008 Campaign
Chapter 4. The Role of Mass Media in Changing White Racial Attitudes
Chapter 5. Testing Rival Theories of Media Influence
Part III. Epilogue: White Racial Attitudes
After The 2008 Campaign
Chapter 6. Whatever Happened to the Obama Exemplar?
Chapter 7. Implications for the Study of Racial Attitudes
Appendix A: Benefits of Fixed-Effects Regression in Panel Analyses
Appendix B: Wording of the Survey Items
Appendix C: Demographics of the Survey Samples of Non-Hispanic Whites
Appendix D: Details of the Content Analysis
Notes
References
Index