Linked fate is a concept in political science which describes the mechanism by which group consciousness leads to political cohesion among members of a social identity group. It originated in African-American studies, as individuals who perceived their fates as individuals to be highly linked to those of other in-group members were posited to be more conscious of the group's interests as whole when making political decisions (such as voting). Furthermore, notions of linked fate have been observed among Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Muslim Americans.
See also
- Entitativity, the perception of a social unit as a group
- Ethnic competition thesis
- Group cohesiveness, the level of perceived unity within a social group
- Group consciousness (political science), sociopolitical phenomenon where individuals become aware of how their shared group identification impacts them and then pursue shared interests
- Relative deprivation thesis
- Solidarity, awareness of shared interests, objectives, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes
References
- Sanchez, Gabriel R.; Vargas, Edward D. (March 2016). "Taking a Closer Look at Group Identity: The Link between Theory and Measurement of Group Consciousness and Linked Fate". Political Research Quarterly. 69 (1): 160–174. doi:10.1177/1065912915624571. ISSN 1065-9129. PMC 4763936. PMID 26924919.
- Dawson, Michael C. (1994). Behind the mule : race and class in African-American politics. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08770-9. OCLC 29467078.
- Masuoka, Natalie (2006). "Together They Become One: Examining the Predictors of Panethnic Group Consciousness Among Asian Americans and Latinos*". Social Science Quarterly. 87 (5): 993–1011. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00412.x. ISSN 1540-6237.
- Sanchez, Gabriel R.; Masuoka, Natalie (2010-10-24). "Brown-Utility Heuristic? The Presence and Contributing Factors of Latino Linked Fate". Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 32 (4): 519–531. doi:10.1177/0739986310383129. ISSN 0739-9863.
- "Discrimination and Group Identity Among Muslim Americans. Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference; San Diego. 2008" (PDF).
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