A Portrait of Marginality explained

A Portrait of Marginality
Author:	Marianne Githens Jewel Prestage
Language:	English
Country:	United States
Genre:	Nonfiction
Published:	1977
Publisher:	David McKay Publications
Isbn:	9780679303336
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	428
Oclc:	2957830

A Portrait of Marginality is a 1977 book edited by Marianne Githens and Jewel Prestage on the political behavior of American women. It is an anthology of 22 papers on women's participation or lack of it in American politics. It includes a section specifically on African American women in politics.

Reception

The book was met by a positive reception. A review in Contemporary Sociology concluded that the book "provides a needed addition to the growing literature on the political woman."^[1]

Diane Kincaid of the Western Political Quarterly wrote that the volume "will stand as a milestone in marking the shift from description and prescription to empirical explanation and theoretical development." Kincaid added that the section on African American women" succeeds in vividly challenging the easy subsumption of "black women" into "all women" as a political behavior group."^[2]

Jane S. Jaquette of Occidental College calls the book a "welcome addition to the sparse literature of the field," concluding that it is an "essential anthology."^[3]

The volume was reviewed in Social Work, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Polity.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Ward. Kathryn. 1978. Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Women. Contemporary Sociology. 7. 5. 668. 10.2307/2065104. 2065104.
2. Kincaid. Diane D.. 1978. Review of A Portrait of Marginality, the Political Behavior of the American Woman. The Western Political Quarterly. 31. 4. 570. 10.2307/447241. 447241.
3. Jaquette. Jane S.. 1979. Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman. The American Political Science Review. 73. 1. 239–241. 10.2307/1954779. 1954779. 148473874 .
4. Means. Ingunn Norderval. 1979. Review of Women: Roles and Status in Eight Countries; A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman. Canadian Journal of Political Science. 12. 2. 402–404. 10.1017/S0008423900048253. 3230143.
5. Hannigan. Janet. 1980. Binkin. Martin. Bach. Shirley J.. Freeman. Jo. Githens. Marianne. Marianne Githens. Prestage. Jewel L.. Jewel Prestage. Kelly. Rita Mae. Rita Mae Kelly. Boutilier. Mary. Feminism & Political Theory. Polity. 12. 4. 691–696. 10.2307/3234307. 3234307. 211177861.
6. 1978. Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman. 23713849. Social Work. 23. 5. 429.