01445pab a2200169 454500008004000000100002600040245011900066260000900185300001400194362000800208520087500216650002801091773002501119909001001144999001701154952010401171180718b2001 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aMarschall, Melissa J. aDoes the shoe fit? Testing models of participation for African - American and Latino involvement in local policies c2001 ap.227-48. aNov aDespite the voluminous literature on participation, when it comes to the participatory behavior of racial and ethnic minorities and lower-income groups, many questions remain unanswered. The author tests the extent to which four theoretical models - socioeconomic status, psychological orientations, social context, and mobilization resource - explain the participation of shites, African-Americans, and Latinos in local political and community activities. Based on a sample of inner-city New York respondents, the author finds that existing theories differentially explain participation across both ethnic group and participatory activity. More generally, the findings indicate that more attention needs to be focused on how the broader social and institutional environment shapes the behaviors and attitudes that ultimately foster political engagement. - Reproduced aPolitics and government aUrban Affairs Review a52017 c52017d52017 00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 37, Issue no: 2pAR52445r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR