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Representing Women
Beth Reingold
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Description for Representing Women
Paperback. The author of this book compares the representational activities and attitudes of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration of women into public office. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSJ2; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Women in public office are often assumed to ""make a difference"" for women, as women--in other words, to represent their female constituents better than do their male counterparts. But is sex really an accurate predictor of a legislator's political choices and actions? In this book, Beth Reingold compares the representational activities and attitudes of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration of women into public office. In the process, she challenges many of the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men in politics. Using ... Read more
Women in public office are often assumed to ""make a difference"" for women, as women--in other words, to represent their female constituents better than do their male counterparts. But is sex really an accurate predictor of a legislator's political choices and actions? In this book, Beth Reingold compares the representational activities and attitudes of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration of women into public office. In the process, she challenges many of the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men in politics. Using ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807848500
SKU
V9780807848500
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About Beth Reingold
Beth Reingold is associate professor of political science and women's studies at Emory University in Atlanta.
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