Women, power, and ethnicity : working toward reciprocal empowerment / Patricia S.E. Darlington, Becky Michele Mulvaney ; with assistance from Deana Awadallah, Melody Leite, and Kelly Brill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darlington, Patricia S. E.

Contributor:

Mulvaney, Becky Michele.

Series:

Haworth innovations in feminist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--United States--Attitudes.

Women.

Power (Social sciences).

Public opinion.

Women immigrants.

Minority women.

United States.

Minority women--United States--Attitudes.

Women immigrants--United States--Attitudes.

Power (Social sciences)--United States--Public opinion.

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

xx, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Press, [2003]

Summary:

You don't have to act like a man to be powerful! Have women adopted traditionally male patterns of behavior in an effort to gain and maintain power in business, industry, politics, academics, etc.? And if not, what kind of power are women practicing? The authors of Women, Power, and Ethnicity endeavored to find out by conducting a research study on how women from various racial and ethnic backgrounds compare and contrast the attributes associated with existing power paradigms (traditional, empowerment, personal authority) with an alternate model of power -- reciprocal empowerment. Women, Power, and Ethnicity examines women's attitudes toward power in several social forums -- home, job, religion, politics, and society in general. As women continue to assume positions of social leadership in increasing numbers, the dynamics of the social construction of power need to be examined.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Power: Past, Present, and Future 1

Power: Its Various Forms 5

Reciprocal Empowerment: A New Approach 15

Chapter 2. African-American Women and Power 25

The Strength of a Nation: A Brief History of African-American Women 25

Chapter 3. Asian-American Women and Power 45

Different Histories and Changing Roles: A Brief History of Asian-American Women 45

Chapter 4. Caribbean-American Women and Power 71

A Multitude of Languages and Cultures: A Brief History of Caribbean-American Women 71

Chapter 5. European-American Women and Power 91

European-American Women and the History of "Whiteness" in the United States 91

Chapter 6. Latin American Women and Power 115

Political and Economic Influences: A Brief History of Cuban-American and Puerto Rican-American Women 115

Chapter 7. Middle Eastern-American Women and Power 141

Fact and Fiction: A Brief History of Middle Eastern-American Women 141

Chapter 8. Native American Women and Power 169

"Immigrants" in Their Own Land: A Brief History of the Seminole Nation and Its Women 169

Analysis of Ethnographic Findings 174

Revised Model of Reciprocal Empowerment 203

Recommendations 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.

ISBN:

0789010585

0789010593

OCLC:

49711640