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9780205550364

Diversity in Contemporary American Politics and Government

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    9780205550364

  • ISBN10:

    0205550363

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-25
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

Organized to follow the structure of a standard introduction to American politics text, this unique reader highlights the role of diversity in U.S. politics through exploration of engaging, contemporary political issues. Based on the thesis that demographic diversity in America plays an important role in political outcomes and policy processes, this reader covers a wide range of contemporary issues and encompasses a myriad of group cleavages. Carefully selected readings from both academic and popular sources, in conjunction with introductions by the editors and end of chapter resources, present complex issues in an accessible, engaging way.

Author Biography

David A. Dulio is the author of The Mechanics of State Legislative Campaigns (with John S. Klemanski, Wadsworth 2006), Vital Signs: Perspectives on the Health of American Campaigning (with Candace J. Nelson, Brookings Institution Press 2005), For Better or Worse? How Political Consultants are Changing Election in the United States (State University of New York Press 2004), and is the editor of Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections (with James A. Thurber and Candice J. Nelson, Brookings Institutions Press 2000), and Shades of Gray: Perspectives on Campaign Ethics (with Candace J. Nelson and Stephen K. Medvic, Brookings Institutions Press 2002).  In 2002, Dulio served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in the office of the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference under the direction of then-Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr. (OK).

 

Erin E. O’Brien is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.  Her teaching and research interests are in the politics of poverty and diversity and public policy.  Dr. O’Brien’s recent publications include The Politics of Identity: Solidarity Building among America’s Working Poor (SUNY Press 2008).  Her work also appears in The American Journal of Political Science, Women & Politics, and in various book chapters.

 

John S. Klemanski is Professor of Political Science at Oakland University, in Rochester, Michigan. He is the author of over 20 books and articles. His previous books include The Mechanics of State Legislative Campaigns (with David A. Dulio, Wadsworth 2006), and Power and City Governance, (with Alan DiGaetano, University of Minnesota Press 1999).

Table of Contents

Alternative Contents: Demographic Groupingsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
About the Editorsp. xix
Introductionp. 1
The Constitution and Contested Notions of Equalityp. 7
"Equal Rights Redux: The Three-State Solution,"p. 9
"Whatever Happened to the ERA?"p. 12
"Supreme Confusion,"p. 17
"Unsound Constitution,"p. 20
Federalism: Governmental Competition or Cooperation?p. 27
"When Government Fails-Katrina's Aftermath"p. 29
"Judge Rejects Hazleton Law on Immigrants; A City Cannot Take Such a National Issue into Its Own Hands, He Says"p. 34
"A Ban We Don't (Yet) Need"p. 37
"Welfare Policy Choices in the States: Does the Hard Line Follow the Color Line?"p. 39
American Political Culture: Notions and Boundariesp. 48
"What Is the American Dream?"p. 50
"Poverty Weaves Through the Lives of Many Americans"p. 63
"Racial Discrimination Still at Work"p. 66
"The End of Multiculturalism"p. 69
Public Opinion: Many Voices?p. 74
"The Male Perspective"p. 76
"Race, Income, and Perceptions of the U.S. Court System"p. 84
"Religion and Public Opinion about Same-Sex Marriage"p. 88
"Support for Vouchers"p. 97
Political Participation: Definitions, Patterns, and Consequencesp. 108
"American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality"p. 110
"The Double-Edged Sword of Women's Organizing: Poverty and the Emergence of Racial and Class Differences in Women's Policy Priorities"p. 119
"Mass Imprisonment and the Disappearing Voters"p. 128
"Several Factors Contributed to 'Lost' Voters in Ohio"p. 132
Political Parties: Who Gets Invited?p. 138
"Party Coalitions and Party Change"p. 139
"The American Debate: GOP Drops the Ball on Hispanic Vote"p. 150
"How Gay Republican Strategies Can Advance the Gay Equality Movement"p. 153
"Can Women Enter the 'Big Tents'? National Party Structures and Presidential Nominations"p. 160
Organized Interest Groups: What Are Interests and Who Organizes Them?p. 169
"EMILY's List: A Force for 20 Years"p. 171
"Injecting a Woman's Voice: Conservative Women's Organizations, Gender Consciousness, and the Expression of Women's Policy Preferences"p. 173
"African-Americans, Latinos Seek to Build Coalition"p. 188
"Number of Black Lobbyists Shockingly Low"p. 191
Media Sources and the Politics of Use and Representationp. 195
"Who's Talking Now: A Follow-Up Analysis of Guest Appearances by Women on Sunday Morning Talk Shows"p. 197
"Correlational Framing: Media Portrayals of Race and Poverty"p. 207
"American Women and Politics in the Media: A Review Essay"p. 213
"The Access Divide"p. 217
Campaigns and Elections: Searching for Votersp. 228
"Looking for Voters in All the New Places: Hispanic Immigrants Are Settling in Unexpected Spots, and Pols Scramble to Enlist Their Support"p. 230
"The Man from New Mexico; The Candidates: Bill Richardson and the Latino Vote"p. 232
"The Rules for Female Candidates"p. 235
"Who Voted?"p. 238
The Legislative Branch: How Representative Is It?p. 249
"Hill Demographic Goes Slightly More Female"p. 251
"The Representation of Black Interests in Congress"p. 253
"Representing Women's Interests in the U.S. House of Representatives"p. 257
"In the Eye of the Overhaul Storm"p. 268
The Executive Branch: More Than a One-Man Showp. 275
"Is America Too Racist for Barack? Too Sexist for Hillary?"p. 277
"Presidential Leadership: Governance from a Woman's Perspective"p. 281
"Bush Is Opening Doors with a Diverse Cabinet"p. 292
"Political Appointees in the United States: Does Gender Make a Difference?"p. 295
The Courts: Symbolic and Substantive Representationp. 304
"Some Disappointed Nominee Won't Add Diversity to Court"p. 306
"The First Latino Supreme Court Justice?"p. 309
"A Diversity of Minds, Not Biology"p. 312
"Representative Decision Making on the Federal Bench: Clinton's District Court Appointees"p. 314
Civil Rights and Civil Liberaties: Protecting Everyone's Rights in a Democracyp. 323
"An Ode to Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.: The Supreme Court Approves the Consideration of Race as a Factor in Admissions by Public Institutions of Higher Education"p. 325
"Wal-Mart Values"p. 328
"Flying while Arab: Lessons from the Racial Profiling Controversy"p. 333
"Similar Struggles: Gay Rights and Civil Rights"p. 339
Photo Creditsp. 346
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