1. America's dilemmas
Terms used in this book
Race and ethnicity
American government foundation and racial minorities
The Constitution and Black and Indian citizenship
Citizenship and later minorities : Latinos and Asians
The Constitution and Black and Indian suffrage
Structure of this book
Conclusion
2. Resources and status of America's racial minorities
Population size, socioeconomic status, and concentration
Participation in a civil rights movement
Voting rights law
Conclusion
3. America's racial minorities in the contemporary political system : actors
Group identity and perceptions of discrimination
Political ideology
Partisan identification
Voting behavior
The 1996 elections
The 1998 congressional elections
The 2000 elections
The 2004 elections
Interest group activities
Conclusion
4. America's racial minorities and the policymaking process
Agenda setting
Minority representation
Federalism
State elective office
Equal educational opportunity
Affirmative action in employment
Extension of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)
Conclusion
5. Coalition or competition? : patterns of interminority group relations
Interminority group relations
Coalition or competition politics?
Los Angeles
Conclusion
6. Will we "all get along"?
The dilemmas revisited
Targeting racial and ethnic minorities
VRA : looking to the future
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Glossary
Timelines.
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"Can we all get along?" : racial and ethnic minorities in American politics by Paula Denice McClain. ISBN 9780813343211. Published by Westview Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
