The Diversity Paradox: Parties, Legislatures, and the Organizational Foundations of Representation in America
Kanthak, KristinAuthor
Krause, George AContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
The authors assert that representative institutions such as legislatures face a 'diversity paradox': when the size of a minority group increases beyond mere 'tokenism' in representative institutions, it tends to create an unintended backlash toward the minority group's members.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The authors assert that representative institutions such as legislatures face a 'diversity paradox': when the size of a minority group increases beyond mere 'tokenism' in representative institutions, it tends to create an unintended backlash toward the minority group's members.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women legislators
Women legislators
Women
Political parties
Representative government and representation
Gender & Ethnic Studies
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Gender Studies & Sexuality