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Autore |
Burns Nancy <1964-> |
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The private roots of public action [[electronic resource] ] : gender, equality, and political participation / / Nancy Burns, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (480 p. ) : 14 line illustrations, 126 tables |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SchlozmanKay Lehman <1946-> |
VerbaSidney |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political participation - United States |
Women - Political activity - United States |
Sex role - United States |
Social institutions - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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