The dynamics of the partisan gender gap

被引:183
作者
Box-Steffensmeier, JM
De Boef, S
Lin, TM
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Pond Lab 219, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[3] Univ Texas, Dept Govt, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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10.1017/S0003055404001315
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Gender differences in vote choice, opinion, and party identification have become a common feature of the American political landscape. We examine the nature and causes of gender differences in partisanship using a time series approach. We show that gender differences are pervasive-existing outside of the context of specific elections or issues-and that they are a product of the interaction of societal conditions and politics. We find that from 7979 to 2000, the partisan gender gap has grown when the political climate moved in a conservative direction, the economy deteriorated, and the percentage of economically vulnerable, single women increased. The gender gap is likely to be a continual feature of the American political landscape: one that shapes everything from elite political behavior to election outcomes.
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页码:515 / 528
页数:14
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