Preface | p. ix |
Introduction: Social, Political, and Institutional Context and the Representation of Minority Americans | p. 1 |
Microfoundations of Minority Politics | |
More Alike Than Different: Explaining Political Information among African Americans and Latinos | p. 29 |
Issue Agendas and the Politics of Latino Partisan Identification | p. 51 |
Learning Which Party Fits: Experience, Ethnic Identity, and the Demographic Foundations of Latino Party Identification | p. 72 |
The Racial Composition of Social Networks and African American Commitment to the Democratic Party | p. 102 |
Context and Minority Access to Decision Making | |
Tyranny of the Majority?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Direct Democracy | p. 123 |
Latino Voting Behavior in an Anti-Latino Political Context: The Case of Los Angeles County | p. 148 |
Exploring Minority Political Efficacy: Considering the Impact of Social and Institutional Context | p. 170 |
Descriptive Representation and Its Behavioral Implications | |
Effects of Minority Representation on Political Attitudes and Participation | p. 193 |
"A Portrait of the People": Descriptive Representation and Its Impact on U.S. House Members' Ratings | p. 216 |
Cumulative Voting and Minority Representation: Can It Work? | p. 232 |
Racial and Ethnic Politics in a New Century | |
Race and Redistricting in the Twenty-first Century | p. 253 |
Racial and Ethnic Politics in a Multicultural Society | p. 278 |
Contributors | p. 303 |
Index | p. 309 |
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