Political Battle of the Sexes - Exploring the Sources of Gender Gaps in Policy Preferences

This book examines the causes and consequences of gender gaps in policy preferences in the United States. While explaining the causes of gender gaps requires drawing from a wide array of fields, ranging from biology to economics, understanding their origins and consequences does much to further empirical research in public opinion and mass behavior.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Gender Divide in American Politics
Chapter 2: Theorizing Gender Gaps
Chapter 3: Gender Gaps in American Public Opinion, 1948 through 2008
Chapter 4: Women at War
Chapter 5: Women and Domestic Policy Preferences
Chapter 6: Gender Gaps Moving Forward
References
Appendix A: Gender Gaps over Time
Appendix B: Methodology
Appendix B-1: Predictive Validity of Gender Role Socialization
Appendix B-2: Data, Variables, and Coding
Appendix B-3: Simulation Method
Appendix C: Foreign Policy Figures
Appendix D: Social Policy Figures

About the author

By Leslie A. Caughell

Summary

This book examines the causes and consequences of gender gaps in policy preferences in the United States. While explaining the causes of gender gaps requires drawing from a wide array of fields, ranging from biology to economics, understanding their origins and consequences does much to further empirical research in public opinion and mass behavior.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie A Caughell, Leslie A. Caughell, Caughell Leslie A.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781498526524
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2652-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Gender studies, gender groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice