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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453684503321

Autore

Fridkin Kim L.

Titolo

The changing face of representation : the gender of U.S. senators and constituent communications / / Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : The University of Michigan Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-472-11923-0

0-472-12008-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics

Disciplina

328.73/0731

Soggetti

Sex role - Political aspects - United States

Communication in politics - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Senator's Gender and Representational Messages; Chapter 2. Measuring the Content and Impact of Representational Messages; Chapter 3. The Websites of Senators and Presentation of Self; Chapter 4. How the Senator's Gender Influences the Content of Press Releases; Chapter 5. Coverage of Senators in the Local Press; Chapter 6. Citizens' Understanding of Their U.S. Senators; Chapter 7. The Impact of the Senator's Gender during Reelection Campaigns; Chapter 8. The Changing Face of the U.S. Senate and Representational Messages; Appendixes; Notes; References

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gender matters in communication, media portrayals, and citizens' attitudes toward senators