Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S.: Implications for the Twenty-First Century

ISBN 10: 1572921641 / ISBN 13: 9781572921641

Published by Austin & Winfield Publishers, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S.: Implications for the Twenty-First Century
• Publisher: Austin & Winfield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572921641
• ISBN 13: 9781572921641
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S. aims to assess the changes that have occurred with respect to the descriptive and substantive representation of women, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians in the U.S. political system from 1965 to the present. Each institutionally oriented chapter provides the reader with detailed demographic and behavioral facts concerning minority groups in the political system. How these groups are represented is assessed through discussions of partisanship, ideology, policy impact, role orientations, leadership, committee assignment, bill co-sponsorship, and voting behavior.

About the Author

Charles E. Menifield is a professor and the former dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–Newark. His research interests lie primarily in the areas of budgeting and financial management, public health and welfare, and policing. Other areas include, health and education finance, and public administration education. Dr. Menifield served on the Executive Council of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, as President of the International Conference on Local Government, and on editorial boards for several top journals. An award-winning teacher and author, he is a former Ronald E. McNair Scholar and in Spring 2016 won the Missouri University Faculty Achievement Award in Diversity. He is a fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).