Full Description
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 Emerging Intersections, an anthology of ten previously unpublished essays, looks at the problems of inequality and oppression from new angles and promotes intersectionality as an interpretive tool that can be utilized to better understand the ways in which race, class, gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions of difference shape our lives today. The book showcases innovative contributions that expand our understanding of how inequality affects people of color, demonstrates the ways public policies reinforce existing systems of inequality, and shows how research and teaching using an intersectional perspective compels scholars to become agents of change within institutions. By offering practical applications for using intersectional knowledge, Emerging Intersections will help bring us one step closer to achieving positive institutional change and social justice.
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
