Emerging intersections : race, class, and gender in theory, policy, and practice /

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The United States is known as a "melting pot" yet this mix tends to be volatile and contributes to a long history of oppression, racism, and bigotry. Emerging Intersections, an anthology of ten previously unpublished essays, looks at the problems of inequality and oppression from new angle...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Dill, Bonnie Thornton (Editor), Zambrana, Ruth E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
1980-2020
Social classes > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Homosexuality > United States.
Discrimination > United States.
Poverty > United States.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis.
Homosexualité > États-Unis.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Discrimination
Homosexuality
Poverty
Race relations
Sex role
Social classes
Social conditions
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Critical thinking about inequality : an emerging lens / Bonnie Thornton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana
  • Entering a profession : race, gender, and class in the work lives of Black women attorneys / Elizabeth Higginbotham
  • The intersection of poverty discourses : race, class, culture, and gender / Debra Henderson and Ann Tickamyer
  • Staggered inequalities in access to higher education by gender, race, and ethnicity / Ruth Enid Zambrana and Victoria-María MacDonald
  • Developing policy to address the lived experiences of working mothers / Mary Gatta
  • Exploring the intersections of race, ethnicity, and class on maternity leave decisions : implications for public policy / Tiffany Manuel and Ruth Enid Zambrana
  • Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the workforce, education, and training under welfare reform / Avis Jones-DeWeever, Bonnie Thornton Dill, and Sanford Schram
  • Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in early school leaving (dropping out) / L. Janelle Dance
  • Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in political participation and civic engagement / Lorrie Ann Frasure and Linda Faye Williams
  • Intersections, identities, and inequalities in higher education / Bonnie Thornton Dill
  • Transforming the campus climate through institutions, collaboration, and mentoring / Bonnie Thornton Dill, Ruth Enid Zambrana, and Amy McLaughlin
  • Conclusion: Future directions in knowledge building and sustaining institutional change / Ruth Enid Zambrana and Bonnie Thornton Dill.

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