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
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| Autore: |
Darlington Patricia S. E.
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| 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
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.40973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women - United States - Attitudes |
| Minority women - United States - Attitudes | |
| Women immigrants - United States - Attitudes | |
| Power (Social sciences) - United States - Public opinion | |
| Ethnicity - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
MulvaneyBecky Michele
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women, power, and ethnicity |
| ISBN: | 1-317-95702-4 |
| 0-7890-1059-3 | |
| 1-315-86521-1 | |
| 1-317-95703-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791186003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Haworth innovations in feminist studies.