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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823188603321

Autore

Caughell Leslie

Titolo

The political battle of the sexes : exploring the sources of gender gaps in policy preferences / / Leslie A. Caughell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2651-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

320.6081/0973

Soggetti

Political participation - Sex differences - United States

Political planning - Sex differences - United States

Party affiliation - Sex differences - United States

Political sociology - United States

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

The gender divide in American politics -- Theorizing gender gaps -- Gender gaps in American public opinion, 1948 through 2008 -- Women at war -- Women and domestic policy preferences -- Gender gaps moving forward.

Sommario/riassunto

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.