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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458749803321

Autore

Darlington Patricia S. E.

Titolo

Women, power, and ethnicity : working toward reciprocal empowerment / / Patricia S.E. Darlington, Becky Michele Mulvaney ; with assistance from Deana Awadallah, Melody Leite, and Kelly Brill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7890-1059-3

1-315-86521-1

1-317-95703-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

MulvaneyBecky Michele

Disciplina

305.40973

Soggetti

Women - United States - Attitudes

Minority women - United States - Attitudes

Women immigrants - United States - Attitudes

Power (Social sciences) - United States - Public opinion

Ethnicity - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2003 by the Haworth Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Power: Past, Present, and Future; Power: Its Various Forms; Reciprocal Empowerment: A New Approach; Chapter 2. African-American Women and Power; The Strength of a Nation: A Brief History of African-American Women; Analysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Asian-American Women and Power; Different Histories and Changing Roles: A Brief History of Asian-American Women; Analysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Caribbean-American Women and Power

A Multitude of Languages and Cultures: A Brief History of Caribbean-American WomenAnalysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 5. European-American Women and Power; European-American Women and the History of "Whiteness" in the United States; Analysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Latin American Women



and Power; Political and Economic Influences: A Brief History of Cuban-American and Puerto Rican-American Women; Analysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Middle Eastern-American Women and Power

Fact and Fiction: A Brief History of Middle Eastern-American WomenAnalysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Native American Women and Power; "Immigrants" in Their Own Land: A Brief History of the Seminole Nation and Its Women; Analysis of Ethnographic Findings; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Conclusion; Discussion of Survey and Interview Results; Revised Model of Reciprocal Empowerment; Recommendations; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Powerful women aren't just men walking around in dresses!As women continue to assume positions of social leadership in increasing numbers, the dynamics of the social construction of power need to be examined. Have women adopted traditionally male patterns of behavior in an effort to gain and maintain power in business, industry, politics, academics, etc.? And if not, what kind of power are women practicing? The authors of Women, Power, and Ethnicity: Working Toward Reciprocal Empowerment endeavored to find out by conducting a research study on how women from various racial and ethnic