"Can We All Get Along?"

by McClain, Paula D.; Stewart, Joseph, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780813344232
• ISBN10: 0813344239
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-14
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. In the fifth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart combine traditional elements of political science analysis-history, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actors-with a fully updated survey of the political status of four major groups: blacks, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. McClain and Stewart show similarities and differences in these groupsrs" political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition, and consensus building in the face of ongoing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: How do we as a nation reconcile a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it-from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture? Thoroughly updated following the historic 2008 presidential election, this new edition provides a concise overview of minority politics in America.

Author Biography

Paula D. McClain is professor of political science, public policy, and African and African American Studies at Duke University as well as the co-director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, Urban Affairs Review, and American Politics Quarterly.

Joseph Stewart, Jr. is chair of the department of political science at Clemson University. His work has appeared in a variety of political science, education, public policy, and interdisciplinary journals. His award-winning books include Race, Class, and Education (with Ken Meier and Robert England) and The Politics of Hispanic Education (with Ken Meier).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps	p. xiii
List of Acronyms	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
America's Dilemmas	p. 1
Terms Used in This Book	p. 5
Race and Ethnicity	p. 8
American Government Foundation and Racial Minorities	p. 10
The Constitution and Black and Indian Citizenship	p. 12
Citizenship and Later Minorities: Latinos and Asians	p. 17
The Constitution and Black and Indian Suffrage	p. 21
Structure of This Book	p. 25
Conclusion	p. 27
Resources and Status of America's Racial Minorities	p. 29
Population Size, Socioeconomic Status, and Concentration	p. 31
Participation in a Civil Rights Movement	p. 45
Voting Rights Law	p. 57
Conclusion	p. 63
America's Racial Minorities in the Contemporary Political System: Actors	p. 65
Group Identity and Perceptions of Discrimination	p. 71
Political Ideology	p. 75
Partisan Identification	p. 80
Voting Behavior	p. 91
The 1996 Elections	p. 99
The 1998 Congressional Elections	p. 102
The 2000 Elections	p. 108
The 2004 Elections	p. 113
The 2008 Elections	p. 117
Interest Group Activities	p. 125
Conclusion	p. 129
America's Racial Minorities and the Policymaking Process	p. 131
Agenda Setting	p. 134
Minority Representation	p. 135
Federalism	p. 158
State Elective Office	p. 160
Equal Educational Opportunity	p. 165
Affirmative Action in Employment	p. 180
Extension of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)	p. 184
Conclusion	p. 185
Coalition or Competition? Patterns of Interminority Group Relations	p. 187
Interminority Group Relations	p. 190
Coalition or Competition Politics?	p. 190
Los Angeles	p. 195
Conclusion	p. 215
Will We "All Get Along"?	p. 217
The Dilemmas Revisited	p. 220
Targeting Racial and Ethnic Minorities	p. 225
VRA: Looking to the Future	p. 226
Conclusion	p. 228
Discussion Questions	p. 231
Glossary	p. 235
Timelines	p. 243
Notes	p. 275
References	p. 277
Index	p. 295
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