The Intersection of Race and Gender: An Examination of Black Feminist Consciousness, Race Consciousness, and Policy Attitudes

Objective. In this article, we investigate black feminist consciousness, its relationship to race consciousness, and its impact on policy attitudes. Unlike scholars and activists who argue that black feminist consciousness detracts from race consciousness, we argue that the two go hand in hand. Meth...

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Published in:	Social science quarterly Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 793 - 810
Main Authors:	Simien, Evelyn M., Clawson, Rosalee A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01-09-2004 Blackwell Southwestern Social Science Association Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Series:	Social Science Quarterly
Subjects:	Abortion Affirmative action African Americans Attitudes Black communities Black feminist theory Black people Consciousness Cultures and civilizations Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity Ethnicity Feminism Gender Gender discrimination Gender identity Men Oppression Policy analysis Political Attitudes Public Support Race Race and Ethnicity Racial identity Social Policy Social sciences Social theory Sociology Sociology of the family. Age groups Woman social status. Women's emancipation Womens Rights United States Of America Political attitude Feminism Consciousness Race Black people Woman Abortion
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Summary:	Objective. In this article, we investigate black feminist consciousness, its relationship to race consciousness, and its impact on policy attitudes. Unlike scholars and activists who argue that black feminist consciousness detracts from race consciousness, we argue that the two go hand in hand. Methods. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we examine public opinion survey data from the 1993 National Black Politics Study. Results. We find that both black women and men have fairly high levels of support for black feminist ideals. Also, we provide evidence that black feminist consciousness is positively related to the components of race consciousness and demonstrate the influence of black feminist consciousness on support for abortion rights. Conclusions. Our research is important because it uses a measure of black feminist consciousness true to its theoretical origins.
Bibliography:	istex:AAD63D6776289C4A4D1C220ECB562708E9CF3726 ark:/67375/WNG-C921SD86-5 Direct correspondence to Professor Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Department of Political Science, 100 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098 〈clawson@polsci.purdue.edu〉. Data and coding information are available from the authors for purposes of replication. An earlier version of this article was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 8-11, 2000. We appreciate the insightful suggestions we received from our fellow panelists and the audience. We would also like to thank Noel Cazenave, Nancy Naples, Kenneth Neubeck, Michelle Williams, and the members of the Purdue University Department of Political Science "Methods Group" for their helpful comments. ArticleID:SSQU245 Data and coding information are available from the authors for purposes of replication. An earlier version of this article was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 8–11, 2000. We appreciate the insightful suggestions we received from our fellow panelists and the audience. We would also like to thank Noel Cazenave, Nancy Naples, Kenneth Neubeck, Michelle Williams, and the members of the Purdue University Department of Political Science “Methods Group” for their helpful comments. * clawson@polsci.purdue.edu Direct correspondence to Professor Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Department of Political Science, 100 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907‐2098 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:	0038-4941 1540-6237
DOI:	10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00245.x