Emerging intersections : race, class, and gender in theory, policy, and practice / / edited by Bonnie Thornton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana ; foreword by Patricia Hill Collins.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Dill, Bonnie Thornton.; Zambrana, Ruth E.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xvii, 306 p. :; ill. ;; 23 cm.

Table of 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-Maria 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.