The Private Roots of Public Action
Gender, Equality, and Political Participation
Published on 1. July 2009
471 pages
978-0-674-02908-8 (ISBN)
Description
Why, after several generations of suffrage and a revival of the women's movement in the late 1960s, do women continue to be less politically active than men? The Private Roots of Public Action is the most comprehensive study of this puzzle of unequal participation.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-02908-8 (9780674029088)
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Nancy Burns | Kay Lehman Schlozman | Sidney Verba
The Private Roots of Public Action
Gender, Equality, and Political Participation
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09/2001
Harvard University Press
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Persons
Nancy Burns is the Henry Simmons Frieze Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan. Kay Lehman Schlozman is Professor of Political Science, Boston College. Sidney Verba is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor, Harvard University.
Content
Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Citizenship and Unequal Participation 2. Studying Gender and Participation 3. Civic Activity 4. The Political Worlds of Men and Women 5. The Legacy of Home and School 6. Domestic Tranquility 7. Domestic Hierarchy 8. The Workplace Roots of Political Activity 9. The Realm of Voluntarism 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
