Women, power, and ethnicity: working toward reciprocal empowerment

Abstract

* Foreword * Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Power: Past, Present, and Future * Power: Its Various Forms * Reciprocal Empowerment: A New Approach * Chapter 2. African-American Women and Power * The Strength of a Nation: A Brief History of African-American Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 3. Asian-American Women and Power * Different Histories and Changing Roles: A Brief History of Asian-American Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 4. Caribbean-American Women and Power * A Multitude of Languages and Cultures: A Brief History of Caribbean-American Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 5. European-American Women and Power * European-American Women and the History of Whiteness in the United States * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 6. Latin American Women and Power * Political and Economic Influences: A Brief History of Cuban-American and Puerto Rican-American Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 7. Middle Eastern-American Women and Power * Fact and Fiction: A Brief History of Middle Eastern-American Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 8. Native American Women and Power * Immigrants in Their Own Land: A Brief History of the Seminole Nation and Its Women * Analysis of Ethnographic Findings * Conclusion * Chapter 9. Conclusion * Discussion of Survey and Interview Results * Revised Model of Reciprocal Empowerment * Recommendations * Bibliography * Index * Reference Notes Included