UID:
almafu_9959234884102883
Format:
1 online resource (480 p. )
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14 line illustrations, 126 tables
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-02908-9
Content:
Why, after several generations of suffrage and a revival of the women's movement in the late 1960's, do women continue to be less politically active than men? This book presents a study of this puzzle of unequal participation.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Citizenship and Unequal Participation 2. Studying Gender and Participation: A Brief Discourse on Method 3. Civic Activity: Political and Non-Political 4. The Political Worlds of Men and Women 5. The Legacy of Home and School 6. Domestic Tranquility: The Beliefs of Wives and Husbands 7. Domestic Hierarchy: The Household as a Social System 8. The Workplace Roots of Political Activity 9. The Realm of Voluntarism: Non-Political Associations and Religious Institutions 10. Gender, Institutions, and Political Participation 11. Gender, Race or Ethnicity, and Participation 12. Family Life and Political Life 13. What If Politics Weren't a Man's Game? 14. Conclusion: The Private Roots of Public Action Appendixes A. Numbers of Cases B. Ranges of Variables C. Supplementary Tables D. Explanation of Outcomes Analysis Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00601-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00660-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674029088
