Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics [[electronic resource] ] : Beyond Conflict or Cooperation

• Autore: Hero Rodney E
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800973
• Soggetto topico: African Americans -- Politics and government; African Americans -- Relations with Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government; United States -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects; African Americans - Relations with Hispanic Americans; African Americans - Politics and government; Hispanic Americans - Politics and government; Gender & Ethnic Studies; Social Sciences; Ethnic & Race Studies
• Altri autori: PreuhsRobert R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Background; The Promise of the Multiracial Coalition; The Apparent Reality; Pluralism and Black-Latino Relations; Beyond Conflict and Cooperation; Analytic Approach; Elites and "the Masses": Brief Caveats; 2 What Previous Research Tells Us about Black-Latino Relations; Urban Government and Politics; Urban Case Studies; Quantitative Studies of Socioeconomic and Political Cooperation and Competition in Urban Politics ; School DistrictsUrban Education Reform; State Politics and Policy and Black-Latino Relations; Mass Attitudes Research; Blacks and Latinos' Attitudes toward Each Other; Voting Patterns and Partisanship; Similarity/Differences in Group Attitudes about Issues and Policies; Conclusion; 3 Black-Latino Relations in Congressional Testimony and the Legal Arena; Congressional Testimony; Minority Advocacy Group Activities in the Legal Process: Supreme Court Amicus Briefs; A Closer Look at Amicus Briefs: Six Illustrative Cases; Gratz v Bollinger (539 U.S. 244, 2003); Romer v. Evans (517 U.S. 620, 1996) ; Oklahoma City Schools v. Robert Dowell (498 U.S. 237, 1991)U.S. Department of Commerce v. U.S. House of Representatives (525 U.S. 326, 1999); Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio (490 U.S. 642, 1989); Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education [of Jackson, Michigan] (476 U.S. 267, 1986); Conclusion; 4 Salience and Congruence in Policy Positions; Prefatory Comments; Analyzing Salience and Congruence; Congruence - A Winning Strategy?; Conclusion; 5 Black-Latino Relations in the U.S. House of Representatives; Intergroup Relations in Congressional Voting; Analysis of Minority MCs' Voting; General Patterns ; Multivariate AnalysisClarifying the Analysis of the Intersection of Descriptive Representation and Party; Further Exploring the Links of Minority Representatives and Ideology; Conclusion; Appendix 5.1; 6 The Role of Group Interests and Ideology in Cross-Group Support; Ideology as a Bridging Mechanism; Minority Members of Congress and Their Unique Ideological Orientations; A "Conditioning Effect" and a Different Kind of Descriptive Representation?; Accounting for the Direct and Indirect Effects of Descriptive Representation; Conclusion ; 7 Further Explorations of Black-Latino Relations and Policies in National PoliticsWelfare Reform; Black Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; African American and Latino Relations and Welfare Reform; Education and No Child Left Behind; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; Some Instances of Collaboration, but Mostly Shared Positions with Little Interaction; Voting Rights Act Renewal; African American Advocacy Groups; Latino Advocacy Groups; Immigration; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Groups; NAFTA and CAFTA; NAFTA ; African American Advocacy Organizations
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first systematic study of Black-Latino intergroup relations at the national level of United States politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics
• ISBN: 1-139-61103-8; 1-107-23752-1; 1-107-25491-4; 1-139-61289-1; 1-139-62591-8; 1-139-34373-4; 1-139-61661-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821346003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II