Sisters in the statehouse : Black women and legislative decision making

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Nadia E., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

African American women politicians--United States.

African American women politicians.

Women legislators--United States.

Women legislators.

Women politicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Sisters in the statehouse

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author argues that identities based on race and gender affect how Black women legislate. Unlike other studies that only analyze intergroup variances, this book examines intragroup differences among Maryland's African American women legislators. It develops representational identity theory to examine when and why Black women state legislators will behave similarly or have divergent policy preferences and uses intragroup analysis to compare and contrast the political behavior and policy preferences of Black women elected to the Maryland state legislature.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Formative Experiences

Chapter 3. Black Women's Representation

Chapter 4. Legislation for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

Chapter 5. Representation for Whom?

Chapter 6. Caregiving as a Race-Gendered Issue

Chapter 7. Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 4, 2014).

ISBN:

9780199352456 (ebook) :