Women, politics, and American society

著者

• McGlen, Nancy E.

書誌事項

Women, politics, and American society

Nancy E. McGlen ... [et al.]

（Longman classics in political science）

Longman, c2011

5th ed

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Updated in a new 5th edition, Women, Politics, and American Society combines historical and topical approaches with a focus on political rights, education and employment, and familial and reproductive rights. This text motivates readers to pursue subjects of particular interest in greater detail and encourages students to become active participants in the political process.

目次

Foreword Preface Introduction: Women's Movements in America An Overview of Women's Rights Movement Activity The Early Woman's Movement (1848-1875) The Suffrage Movement (1890-1925) The Women's Rights Movement (1966-1982) Radical Feminists Mainstream Feminists Feminism Today 1 The Struggle for Political Rights The Woman's Rights Movement and the Ballot The Civil War Amendments New Groups Founded PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage and the Fourteenth Amendment Litigating for the Franchise Toward a Constitutional Amendment The Antisuffrage Movement The Suffrage Movement: The Quest for the Vote Continues Constituent Groups Educated Suffrage Suffrage Flounders Toward a National Amendment A Winning Plan Suffrage Not Enough-The Beginning of the End The NWP and the Equal Rights Amendment The Drive for Women's Political Rights The President's Commission on the Status of Women and NOW The Ratification Effort ERA-The First Stage (1972-1977) ERA-The Second Stage (1977-1979) ERA-The Third Stage (1979-1982) The Aftermath of the ERA Ratification Effort: Women's Groups Mobilize for Expanded Political Opportunities WOMEN AND POLITICS: Madam President. When Will a Woman Win the White House? GLOBAL AWARENESS:Women Elected to Executive Office The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) The Feminist Majority Foundation League of Women Voters The American Association of University Women National Organization for Women Women's PACs NOW/PAC and NOW Equality PAC EMILY's List The WISH List Conclusion Notes 2 Women's Political Participation Cultural Attitudes About the Political Participation of Women Impact of the Current Women's Rights Movement on Political Political Socialization Political Interest and Knowledge Political Efficacy Political Participation Voter Turnout Issue Positions Party Identification Voting Patterns Political Activism Lobbying and Community Involvement Campaign and Party Work Office Holding Women in Congress Women in State Legislatures and Statewide Elective Office Women in Local Elective Office Barriers to Women in Elected and Appointed Positions Stereotypes Media Bias Career Choice and Ambition Family Demands Sex Discrimination The Political System Campaign Finance Party Organization Electoral Systems Incumbency GLOBAL AWARENESS:Women in National Parliaments, 2009 Problems Faced by Women in Elected Positions Impact of Women in Elected Positions Women Legislators at the State and Local Level Women in Congress Problems Faced by Women in Appointed Positions The Executive Branch The Federal Judiciary PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: Justice Sonia Sotomayor Impact of Women in Appointed Positions Conclusion Notes 3 The Struggle for Employment and Educational Rights The Woman's Movement WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION The Seneca Falls Convention and the Woman's Movement Efforts on Behalf of Working Women Professionalization and Education The Suffrage Movement The Drive for Protective Legislation Maximum Hour and Minimum Wage Laws Women and Work After Gaining Suffrage Education and the Professions World War II Education after World War II The Women's Rights Movement The Equal Pay Act Department of Labor Enforcement The Civil Rights Act of 1964 EEOC Enforcement BFOQs Customer Preference and Protective Legislation Affirmative Action PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: The Sanchez Sisters Elected to Congress Sexual Harassment WOMEN AND THE MILITARY Employment Discrimination and the Consequences of Childbearing Pregnancy Discrimination The Difference Debate The Family and Medical Leave Act GLOBAL AWARENESS: Family Leave Around the World Education Title IX and the Constitution WOMEN AND POLITICS: Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Fights for Title IX Admissions Student Treatment Test Fairness Hiring and Personnel Practices Conclusion Notes 4 Women's Economic and Educational Status Attitudes Toward Work and Women Before the Women's Movement The Impact of the Women's Movement Attitudes Toward Mothers Working Attitudes About the Abilities of Women Preparation of Women for Employment Outside the Home Early Training for Work The Women's Rights Movement and Preparation for Work Education and Work Readiness Work-force Commitment Attitudes Sex Discrimination Discrimination by Employers Discrimination by Male Employees Economic and Marketplace Factors Impact of Barriers on the Position of Women in the Marketplace Employment Levels of Women Work-force Commitment of Women Wages of Women WOMEN AND POLITICS: The Wage Gap Tax Solutions to Pay Inequity Comparable Worth Affirmative Action Family Leave, Day Care, and Flexible Jobs Conclusion Notes 5 The Struggle for Familial and Reproductive Rights The Woman's Movement Effects of the Common Law Divorce Reform Birth Control Voluntary Motherhood WOMEN AND POLITICS: Victoria Woodhull for President The Suffrage Movement Educated Motherhood Birth Control in the Suffrage Era The Current Women's Rights Movement Marriage Marriage and the Loss of Identity Names PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: Hillary Rodham Clinton Marriage and Divorce Law Divorce and Custody Laws Marriage, Motherhood, and the Post-modern Family Motherhood and New Issues of "Family" The Decision to Have Children Surrogacy Reproductive Freedom Birth Control Adolescent Access to Birth Control GLOBAL AWARENESS: Reproductive Health Care for Teenagers Abortion A Pro-choice Administration Litigation to Stop Violence Congress Acts NOW v. Scheidler Decided The Freedom of Choice Act Congress Votes to Roll Back Reproductive Rights A Pro-life Administration New Frontiers in Reproductive Rights The Obama Administration Conclusion Notes 6 Women's Place In the Family Attitudinal Change Toward Marriage and the Family Pre-twentieth-Century America The Women's Rights Movement and Attitudes Toward Marriage and Family Attitudes Toward Marriage Attitudes Toward Motherhood Sexuality and Birth Control Women's and Men's Resources in the Struggle for Equal Roles Discrimination by Men in the Family Impact of Cultural Attitudes, Lack of Resources, and Discrimination on the Position of Women in the Family Marriage Rates Companionship Marriage Divorce Motherhood Fatherhood The New Families Conclusion Notes 7 The Future of the Movement Prerequisites for a Reenergized Women's Rights Movement Organizational Base and Organizational Support Leaders and Organizers Communications Networks Critical Mobilizing Events Political Mobilization Goals for the Women's Rights Movement Conclusion Notes Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB16528374
• ISBN:
  • 9780205745418
• LCCN: 2010030532
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boston
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 354 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HQ1236.5.U6
  • DC22 : 305.420973
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Women's rights -- United States
  • LCSH : Women -- Political activity -- United States
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA58985783