Description |
1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
1. Electoral politics : still a man's world? -- Representation, equality, and the study of gender in electoral politics -- Traditional gender socialization in the context of U.S. politics : the central argument and its implications -- Traditional family role orientations -- Masculinized ethos -- Gendered psyche -- Organization of the book -- 2. Explaining women's emergence in the political arena -- Women and elective politics : the numbers -- Existing explanations for women's underrepresentation -- Societal rejection and cultural evolution : the discrimination explanation -- Institutional inertia : the incumbency explanation -- The candidate eligibility pool : the pipeline explanation -- The missing piece : developing a theory of gender and political ambition -- The citizen political ambition study -- 3. The gender gap in political ambition -- Very much the same : gender, political participation, and political interest -- Very much different : gender and political ambition -- Stage one : considering a candidacy -- Stage two : deciding to enter the first race -- The "winnowing effect" -- The gender gap in elective office preferences -- Conclusion -- 4. Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree : family dynamics and running for office -- Raised to be a candidate? -- Eligible candidates' family structure and roles -- Wife, mother, and candidate? : family roles as impediments to political ambition -- Are times changing? : generational differences in political ambition -- Conclusion -- 5. Gender, party, and political recruitment -- Eligible candidates' political attitudes and partisanship -- Who gets asked to run for office? -- Political recruitment and considering a candidacy -- Conclusion -- 6. "I'm just not qualified" : gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability -- The impact of self-perceived qualifications on political ambition -- Explanations for the gender gap in self-perceived qualifications -- The sexist environment -- Gender differences in defining political qualifications -- Different yardsticks for gauging political qualifications -- Conclusion -- 7. Taking the plunge : deciding to run for office -- Why would anyone run for office? : negative perceptions of the electoral environment and campaign process -- Gender and the decision to enter a race -- A side note on political culture and "structural" factors -- Prospective interest in running for office -- Conclusion -- 8. Gender and the future of electoral politics -- Summarizing the findings and forecasting women's representation -- Recasting the study of gender and elections -- Appendix A. The citizen political ambition study sample design and data collection -- Appendix B. The survey -- Appendix C. The interview questionnaire -- Appendix D. Variable coding |
Summary |
Serving as the first systematic, nationwide empirical account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition, and based on data from the Citizen Political Ambition Study, a national survey conducted on almost 3,800 potential candidates, this looks at why women are less likely than men to demonstrate political ambition |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Women -- Political activity -- United States
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Political participation -- United States
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Women political candidates -- United States
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Women -- United States -- Attitudes
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Sex role -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Political participation
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Sex role
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Women -- Attitudes
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Women -- Political activity
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Women political candidates
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Politikerin
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Kandidatin
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Geschlechterrolle
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Politische Beteiligung
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Frau
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carrière politique -- femme -- Etats-Unis.
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femme -- participation politique -- Etats-Unis.
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candidat -- élections -- femme -- Etats-Unis.
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United States
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USA
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Fox, Richard Logan
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ISBN |
0511140886 |
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9780511140884 |
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0511140118 |
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9780511140112 |
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0521857457 |
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9780521857451 |
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052167414X |
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0511790899 |
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9780511139215 |
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0511139217 |
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1107155924 |
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9781107155923 |
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1280431938 |
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9781280431937 |
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0511182813 |
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9780511182815 |
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0511308876 |
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9780511308871 |
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