Minority Voting in the United States [2 volumes]

by Kyle L. Kreider (Editor), Thomas J. Baldino (Editor)

Overview

According to current scholarship, the Caucasian population of the United States is expected to be a minority by 2042. As the white majority disappears and politics shift with the changing tide, it is important to understand the voting behaviors of the significant minority voting blocs in the United States. In this book, a variety of voting blocs are examined: African Americans, women, Native Americans, Latinos (Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans), South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis), East Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Koreans), Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, Jewish Americans, and the LGBT community.

In addition to factual and historical information about the minority voting blocs, chapters also explore how Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, felon disenfranchisement laws, and voter ID laws impact a minority group's voting rights. Finally, the authors and contributors anticipate which issues are likely to influence each group's voters and affect future elections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440830242
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/07/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	782
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Kyle L. Kreider, PhD, is associate professor of political science at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Thomas J. Baldino, PhD, is professor of political science at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Editorial Reviews

"A work that serious readers and students of minority voting in the United States will find challenging and rewarding in all the best ways." - Library Journal

"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates." - Choice

From the Publisher

04/01/2016
The goal of editors Kreider and Baldino (both, political science, Wilkes Univ.; Of the People, by the People, for the People) is to provide readers with the most recent scholarship from leading researchers and practitioners in their areas of expertise regarding minority voting behavior. This two-volume work contains 34 chapters and is organized into eight significant voting group sections: "African American Voters," "Women Voters," "Latino/Latina Voters," "Native American Voters," "Jewish American Voters," "Arab and Muslim American Voters," "Asian American Voters," and "LGBT Voters." Each part begins with an introduction that answers questions about a group's voting history, issues of concern, party affiliation, and potential future voting directions, followed by one or more chapters of approximately 20 pages in which the authors tackle issues that significantly influence that group's voters. Most sections include an extensive list of references. The 45 contributors use a variety of figures and tables of current empirical evidence to enhance their writing and solidify their points of view. In particular, the sections on "Latino/Latina Voters" and "Asian American Voters" detail articles that are extremely relevant to the 2016 election cycle. VERDICT A work that serious readers and students of minority voting in the United States will find challenging and rewarding in all the best ways.—Rob Tench, Old Dominion Univ. Lib., Norfolk, VA

Library Journal