Distinct identities : minority women in U.S. politics / edited by Nadia E. Brown and Sarah Allen Gershon
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2016
Descript
xvi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Gender, race, ethnicity, and mass behavior: The differential effect of resources on political participation across gender and racial groups ; Linked fate at the inersection of race, gender, and ethnicity ; African American women: leading ladies of liberal politics ; In considering the political behavior of Asian American women ; Hawks and doves? An analysis of Latina and Latino attitudes toward military intervention in iraq -- Race, gender, and campaigning for office: Stereotyping of black women and how it affects them in an electoral context ; An analysis of South Asian American support for a Hindu congressional candidate ; Latina issues: an analysis of the policy issue competencies of Latina Candidates -- Race, gender, and office holding: Media framing of black women's campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives ; Officeholding in the 50 states: the pathways women of color take to statewide elective executive office ; New expectations for Latina state legislative representation ; The unique career path of Latina legislators, 1990-2010 ; Asian Pacific Americans in U.S. politics: gender and pathways to elected office ; Race, perceptions of femininity, and the power of the first lady: a comparative analysis ; A comparison of the presidential candidacies of Charlene Mitchell and Shirley Chisholm ; Raising their voices in ttribal politics: indigeneous women leaders in Arizona and New Mexico ; Race, gender, and abortion policy in the Georgia state legislature
SUBJECT
Minority women -- Political activity -- United States