Black feminist voices in politics / Evelyn M. Simien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simien, Evelyn M., 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--United States--History.

Feminism.

African American women--Social conditions.

African American women.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Black Feminist Voices in Politics, Evelyn M. Simien charts a course for black women's studies in political science. Examining the simultaneous effects of race and gender on political behavior, Simien uses a national telephone survey sample of the adult African American population to discover the extent to which black women and men support black feminist tenets. At the heart of this book are answers to such questions as: How does the absence of black feminist voices impair our understanding of group consciousness? What factors make individuals more or less likely to adopt black feminist views? Are men just as likely as women to support black feminist tenets? Simien analyzes the survey data, responds to limitations of existing research, and addresses critical questions that many black academics, intellectuals, and activists have devoted significant energy to debating without much empirical evidence.

Contents:

Charting a course for Black women's studies in political science

From margin to center : African American women and Black feminist theory

Race trumps gender or vice versa? : cross pressures, and deliberate choices

Black feminist consciousness and its determinants : factors rooted in experience

Black feminist consciousness, race consciousness, and Black political behavior

The future of feminist scholarship and Black politics research.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-184) and index.

ISBN:

9780791481646

0791481646

9781429413510

1429413514

OCLC:

77127777