Masculinity, Femininity, and American Political Behavior

Zusatztext "Monika L. McDermott focuses on a different dimension of gender and politics in Masculinity, Femininity, and American Political Behavior. Like Women on the Run, this text is data-rich and well sourced, reviewing much of the literature on personalities and political behavior and explaining the role of personality types and their interactions with partisan choices and engagement." Professor Lilly J. Goren,Resources for Gender and Women's Studies: A Feminist Review Informationen zum Autor Monika L. McDermott is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. Klappentext This book presents a unique analysis of the effects of individuals' gendered personality traits on their political attitudes and behavior. The empirical analyses demonstrate that, regardless of biological sex, individuals levels of masculine and feminine personality traits help to determine their party identification, vote choice, ideology, and political engagement. Zusammenfassung This book presents a unique analysis of the effects of individuals' gendered personality traits on their political attitudes and behavior. The empirical analyses demonstrate that, regardless of biological sex, individuals levels of masculine and feminine personality traits help to determine their party identification, vote choice, ideology, and political engagement.

Product details

• Authors: Monika L McDermott, Monika L. McDermott
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2016
• EAN: 9780190462802
• ISBN: 978-0-19-046280-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Gender Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Gender studies, gender groups, Political science and theory, Psychology of gender