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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154338003321

Autore

Brown Nadia E

Titolo

Sisters in the statehouse : Black women and legislative decision making

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

9780199352456 (ebook) :

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Classificazione

POL017000POL004000POL016000

Disciplina

328.73/0922

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - United States

African American women politicians - United States

Women legislators - United States

Women politicians

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.