Review of The Obligation Mosaic: Race and Social Norms in Political Participation by Allison P. Anoll

Authors

Amber Wichowsky, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2023

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Political Science Quarterly

Source ISSN

1538-165X

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1093/psquar/qqac027

Abstract

Although the disparity in voting participation rates between Black Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans has shrunk considerably over the last six decades, Latino and Asian American turnout continues to lag. In The Obligation Mosaic, Allison Anoll takes up the question of these racialized patterns of participation. Building upon previous work on how norms and social pressure motivate political behavior, she offers a compelling new theory of how norms that are widely held across racial groups can produce racial group differences in political engagement due to racial segregation and distinct group histories.

Comments

Accepted version. Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 138, No. 1 (Spring 2023): 131-132. DOI. © The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Academy of Political Science. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Wichowsky, Amber, "Review of The Obligation Mosaic: Race and Social Norms in Political Participation by Allison P. Anoll" (2023). Political Science Faculty Research and Publications. 141.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/polisci_fac/141