GENDER AND SUSTAINING POLITICAL AMBITION - A STUDY OF ARIZONA ELECTED OFFICIALS

被引:14
作者
BURTWAY, BJ [1 ]
KELLY, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,TEMPE,AZ 85287
来源
WESTERN POLITICAL QUARTERLY | 1992年 / 45卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.2307/448760
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This study of local and state elected officials in Arizona examines how gender relates to sociopolitical status and political opportunity explanations of political ambition. It also identifies gender differences in beliefs about barriers to political opportunity and about how electoral success occurs. The data suggest that women's belief structure about electoral success sustains their ambition for elective office in a manner different from men. We propose an explanation for why women sustain political ambition even though the prevailing male-based model of political ambition suggests that women will not be ambitious or successful.
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页数:15
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