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Women at the Polls : the Gender Gap, Cultural Politics, and Contested Constituencies in the United States.

Since 1980, most elections in the United States have been marked by a "gender gap" in which women are more supportive of Democratic candidates than men by nearly ten percentage points. Women at the Polls finds that this gender gap is quite extensive as it exists in almost all demographic g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, Cal
Otros Autores: Clark, Janet, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Since 1980, most elections in the United States have been marked by a "gender gap" in which women are more supportive of Democratic candidates than men by nearly ten percentage points. Women at the Polls finds that this gender gap is quite extensive as it exists in almost all demographic groups and as it is based on similar differences in the political attitudes of women and men over a wide array of issues. This suggests that women are becoming an important constituency in U.S. politics. ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443807135
1443807133
9781847188076
1847188079