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Minorities and representation in American politics / Rebekah Herrick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herrick, Rebekah, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Minorities--Political activity--United States.
- Minorities.
- Sexual minorities--Political activity--United States.
- Sexual minorities.
- Women--Political activity--United States.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (430 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington D.C. : CQ Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Minorities and Representation in American Politics is the first book of its kind to examine underrepresented minorities with a framework based on four types of representation?descriptive, formalistic, symbolic, and substantive. Through this lens, author Rebekah Herrick looks at race, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities not in isolation but synthesized within every chapter. This enables readers to better recognize both the similarities and differences of groups? underrepresentation. Herrick also applies her unique and constructive approach to intergroup cooperation and intersectionality, highlighting the impact that groups can have on one another.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781071800775
- 1071800779
- 9781483386829
- 1483386821
- 9781483386843
- 1483386848
- OCLC:
- 1124590590
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