Gender and the Vote in Britain - Beyond the Gender Gap?

Klappentext The 2005 British general election witnessed unprecedented media interest in the parties' attempts to 'woo' women voters. There was much speculation about a fracturing relationship between women and Tony Blair! the term 'let-down woman' was used by the press to describe how the relationship had allegedly gone sour. Gender and Vote in Britain provides comprehensive analysis of the 1992-2005 British general elections and tests whether there were! in fact! sex differences in leadership evaluations! party of vote and political attitudes. The interactions between sex! age! class! race! and education are examined and gender effects are understood as tectonic plates that will shift and change according to the specific context of a given election. Thus! the argument of the book is that background or sociodemographic characteristics play an important role in electoral choice but that their impact is mitigated by other factors! such as issue salience. For example gender may impact upon political attitudes! so that more women than men prioritise spending on health or education! but this will only translate into voting behaviour if the political parties diverge on these issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter one: Why gender and voting behaviour? Feminist theory and other accounts Chapter two: Mainstream studies of voting behaviour Chapter three: Gender ideology and issue preference Chapter four: Gender and turnout Chapter five: Sex! vote and other background characteristics Chapter six: Electoral context Chapter seven: The 2005 British General Election (with Kristi Winters) Conclusions Bibliography Index

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By Rosie Campbell

Product details

• Authors: Rosie Campbell
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2006
• EAN: 9780954796693
• ISBN: 978-0-9547966-9-3
• No. of pages: 155
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 6 mm
• Series: ECPR Monographs; Ecpr Press Monographs
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education