Emerging intersections : race, class, and gender in theory, policy, and practice / edited by Bonnie Thornton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana ; foreword by Patricia Hill Collins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dill, Bonnie Thornton.

Zambrana, Ruth E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social classes--United States.

Social classes.

Sex role--United States.

Sex role.

Homosexuality--United States.

Homosexuality.

Discrimination--United States.

Discrimination.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

United States--Social conditions--1980-.

United States.

United States--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States is known as a "melting pot" yet this mix tends to be volatile and contributes to a long history of oppression, racism, and bigotry. Emerging Intersections, an anthology of ten previously unpublished essays, looks at the problems of inequality and oppression from new angles and promotes intersectionality as an interpretive tool that can be utilized to better understand the ways in which race, class, gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions of difference shape our lives today. The book showcases innovative contributions that expand our understanding of how inequality affects people of color, demonstrates the ways public policies reinforce existing systems of inequality, and shows how research and teaching using an intersectional perspective compels scholars to become agents of change within institutions. By offering practical applications for using intersectional knowledge, Emerging Intersections will help bring us one step closer to achieving positive institutional change and social justice.

Contents:

Critical thinking about inequality : an emerging lens / Bonnie Thornton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana

Entering a profession : race, gender, and class in the work lives of Black women attorneys / Elizabeth Higginbotham

The intersection of poverty discourses : race, class, culture, and gender / Debra Henderson and Ann Tickamyer

Staggered inequalities in access to higher education by gender, race, and ethnicity / Ruth Enid Zambrana and Victoria-Maria MacDonald

Developing policy to address the lived experiences of working mothers / Mary Gatta

Exploring the intersections of race, ethnicity, and class on maternity leave decisions : implications for public policy / Tiffany Manuel and Ruth Enid Zambrana

Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the workforce, education, and training under welfare reform / Avis Jones-DeWeever, Bonnie Thornton Dill, and Sanford Schram

Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in early school leaving (dropping out) / L. Janelle Dance

Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in political participation and civic engagement / Lorrie Ann Frasure and Linda Faye Williams

Intersections, identities, and inequalities in higher education / Bonnie Thornton Dill

Transforming the campus climate through institutions, collaboration, and mentoring / Bonnie Thornton Dill, Ruth Enid Zambrana, and Amy McLaughlin

Conclusion: Future directions in knowledge building and sustaining institutional change / Ruth Enid Zambrana and Bonnie Thornton Dill.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612033568

1-282-03356-5

0-8135-4651-6

OCLC:

437107863