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Nov. 3rd, 2010 03:36 pmhttp://www.futurity.org/top-stories/black-youth-plug-in-to-politics/
Scientists do study, find out black youth aren't the people they've seen on tv all these years:
Among the findings:
When compared with other young people, black youth are most likely to be critical of rap music videos. The survey found that 41 percent felt that rap music videos should be more political, compared with 23 percent of whites and 33 percent of Latinos.
Black youth consistently hold the most conservative views on questions of premarital sex, homosexuality, and abortion.
Black youth are politically engaged, particularly on the Internet. They are described as a group of “digital Democrats” who are more eager to be involved when digital networks facilitate involvement.
Focus group conversations showed that many black youth accepted the limited potential of Obama’s election to change their lives. Obama had campaigned as a candidate for all groups and did not position himself as aiming especially to improve the lot of black Americans, Cohen points out.
Scientists do study, find out black youth aren't the people they've seen on tv all these years:
Among the findings:
When compared with other young people, black youth are most likely to be critical of rap music videos. The survey found that 41 percent felt that rap music videos should be more political, compared with 23 percent of whites and 33 percent of Latinos.
Black youth consistently hold the most conservative views on questions of premarital sex, homosexuality, and abortion.
Black youth are politically engaged, particularly on the Internet. They are described as a group of “digital Democrats” who are more eager to be involved when digital networks facilitate involvement.
Focus group conversations showed that many black youth accepted the limited potential of Obama’s election to change their lives. Obama had campaigned as a candidate for all groups and did not position himself as aiming especially to improve the lot of black Americans, Cohen points out.
