I Went to President Obama's Inauguration, but I Couldn't Tell Anybody but God: Self-monitoring among People of African Descent

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Abstract

For some people of African descent functioning within social situations of diverse political perspectives, openly celebrating the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States adversely affects the social climate. Through an auto-ethnographic approach, this article seeks to uncover the factors that prompt Black Obama-admirers to self-monitor (Snyder, 1974) in the social contexts of polarized public opinion.

Authors

• Deric Greene, Stevenson University

• Felicia Stewart, Clayton State Univ