The Obama Effect : How the 2008 Campaign Changed White Racial Attitudes.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures &amp -- 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.

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