Sisters in the statehouse : Black women and legislative decision making
Brown, Nadia EAuthor
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 4, 2014).
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.
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African American women politicians
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Women politicians
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