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| adam_text | List of Spotlights, Tables, Figures, and Maps xii
Preface xv
About the Author xviii
1 Minorities and Representation 2
2 Descriptive Representation and Minorities:
Legislatures and Other Elective Offices 28
3 Minorities and Formalistic Representation:
Laws, Institutional Design, and Elections 62
4 Policy Representation and Minorities
in Legislatures 78
5 Minorities and Symbolic Representation 108
6 Minority Representation and the
Judicial Branch 132
7 Representative Bureaucracy 154
8 Public Opinion and Minority Interests 182
9 Minority Groups and Political Resources 210
V
Brief Contents
10 Acculturation, Group Consciousness,
and Cohesion among Individuals with
Shared Minority Status 234
11 Minorities and Political Participation 262
12 Minority Movements and Interest Groups 286
13 Multiminority Coalitions and the
Future of Minority Representation 322
Glossary 347
Notes 355
Index 397
VI
List of Spotlights, Tables, Figures, and Maps xii
Preface xv
About the Author xviii
1 Minorities and Representation 2
Who Are Minorities? Race as a Category 6
African Americans 9
Asian Americans 10
American Indians 10
Who Are Minorities? Ethnicity as a Category 14
Hispanics in America 14
Whites in America 16
Who Are Minorities? Gender and Sexual Minorities 17
Women 18
Gender Identity: Transgenderism and Nonconformity 18
Sexual Orientation 19
Representation 21
Overview of the Book 23
Conclusion: Similarities, Differences, and Intersectionality in Representation 24
Key Terms 26
2 Descriptive Representation and Minorities:
Legislatures and Other Elective Offices 28
Levels of Descriptive Representation in Legislatures 30
Descriptive Representation in Congressional Leadership 37
State Legislatures 38
Levels of Descriptive Representation in Executive Positions 44
What Affects Levels of Descriptive Representation? 46
Voters 46
Context 49
Candidates 53
The Election of Minority Women 56
Detailed Contents
Descriptive Representation Is Not Sufficient 57
Conclusion: Similarities, Differences, and Intersectionality
in Descriptive Representation 59
Key Terms 60
3 Minorities and Formalistic Representation:
Laws, Institutional Design, and Elections 62
Formalistic Representation and the Right to Vote 64
Electoral Systems 71
Institutional Design 72
The Fourteenth Amendment 74
Conclusion: Similarities, Differences, and Intersectionality
in Formalistic Representation 76
Key Terms 77
4 Policy Representation and Minorities
in Legislatures 78
Key Minority Policy Interests 81
The Economy 81
Education 82
Criminal Justice Reform 84
Military Service 85
Individual Group Concerns 86
Does Descriptive Representation Lead to Substantive
Representation? 89
What Affects Policy Representation? 94
Initiative and Referenda Effects on Minority Interests 100
Demonstration 101
Casework/Constituency Services and Pork Barreling by
Minority Legislators 105
Conclusion: Similarities and Differences in Policy Representation 105
Key Terms 106
5 Minorities and Symbolic Representation 108
Measuring Minorities Attitudes 111
Levels of Symbolic Representation 113
Feelings toward the United States 113
Trust 116
Efficacy 120
Presidential Approval 123
Direction of the Nation 124
What Affects the Symbolic Representation of Minorities? 126
Symbolic Legislation: Representing Minorities through Symbolic Actions 129
Conclusion: Decreasing Gaps in Symbolic Representation 129
Key Terms 130
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Detailed Contents
6 Minority Representation and the Judicial Branch 132
The Court Systems 134
Descriptive Representation: The Numbers Game 136
What Affects Descriptive Representation in the Judicial Branch? 141
Descriptive and Substantive Representation in the Courts 146
Key Court Cases 149
Gender Cases 149
LG BT Cases 150
Race and Ethnicity Cases 151
Conclusion: Improving Descriptive Representation but Mixed Record
of Courts Protection of Minorities 152
Key Terms 153
7 Representative Bureaucracy 154
The Influence of Bureaucrats on Policy 156
Level of Passive Representation 159
Passive Representation at the Federal Level 159
Passive Representation at the State and Local Levels 165
What Affects Passive Representation? 169
Affirmative Action 169
Other Influences on Passive Representation 174
The Effects of Passive Representation on Active Representation 177
Conclusion: Similarities and Differences in Minority Representation
in the Bureaucracy 180
Key Terms 181
8 Public Opinion and Minority Interests 182
Attitudes toward Racial and Ethnic Minorities 184
Attitudes toward Women 187
Attitudes toward LGBT Persons 188
Attitudes toward Affirmative Action 190
Attitudes toward LGBT Issues 193
Attitudes toward Abortion 195
Attitudes toward Immigration 195
Social Desirability Biases in Surveys 198
Influences on Americans Attitudes toward Minority Interests 199
Conclusion: Varied but Increasing Acceptance of Minorities and Their Issues 209
Key Terms 209
9 Minority Groups and Political Resources 210
Size and Distribution of Minority Populations 212
Racial and Ethnic Minorities 213
Women 217
LGBT Persons 219
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Detailed Contents
The Voting Eligibility of American Minorities 220
Citizenship 220
Age 222
The Socioeconomic Status of Minorities 223
The Civic Engagement of Minorities 229
Volunteerism 229
Religiosity 230
Conclusion: Variation among Groups in Their Resources 232
Key Terms 233
10 Acculturation, Group Consciousness, and
Cohesion among Individuals with Shared
Minority Status 234
Acculturation: The Extent to Which Minorities Are Part
of the Dominant Culture 237
Group Consciousness: The Extent to Which Minorities See
Group Status as Politically Important 239
Discrimination among Minorities 243
The Group Identity of American Minorities 245
Group Cohesion: Level of Shared Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes
among Individual Minorities 248
Religion 249
Political Ideology 251
Party Identification 253
Vote Choice 256
Variation by Nationality 256
Effects of Acculturation and Group Consciousness on Voting Cohesion 258
Conclusion: Similarities, Differences, and Intersectionality
among Minority Individuals 260
Key Terms 261
11 Minorities and Political Participation 262
The Vote 264
Other Forms of Political Participation 269
Explaining Political Participation 274
The Impact of the Minority Vote 281
Efforts to Reach Minority Voters 282
Conclusion: Increased Participation and Power but Differences
Remain among Groups 284
Key Terms 285
12 Minority Movements and Interest Groups 286
The Civil Rights Movement 288
The Chicano Movement 293
The American Indian Movement 297
The Asian American Movement 299
Women s Movements 3qq
x
Detailed Contents
The LGBT Movement 305
Social Movement Theories 309
Interest Groups 313
African American Interest Groups 314
Hispanic Interest Groups 315
Asian American Interest Groups 316
American Indian Interest Groups 316
Women s Interest Groups 317
LGBT Interest Groups 318
Summary 320
Conclusion: Much Change since the 1950s 320
Key Terms 321
13 Multiminority Coalitions and the Future
of Minority Representation 322
Multiminority Coalitions 324
Views of the Masses 326
Commonality 326
Prejudice and Stereotypes 328
Perceptions of Competition 329
Behavior 329
Coalitions among Elites 331
The Future: Trends in Representation 335
Minorities of the Future (Past and Present) 338
Muslims 338
Atheists 340
The Economically Poor 342
Final Thoughts: Should Minorities Be Lumped Together or
Split into Different Groups? 344
Key Terms 346
Glossary 347
Notes 355
Index 3^7
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