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1045148
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b799518
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Lawless, Jennifer L.,1975-
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It takes a candidate : : why women don't run for office /\ Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox.
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) :: illustrations
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0511139217
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: 0511140886
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: 052167414X
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: 1107155924
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: 1280431938
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: 9780511139215
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: 9780511140112
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: 9780511140884
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: 9780511182815
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: 9780511308871
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: 9780511790898
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: 9780521674140
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: 9780521857451
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: 9781107155923
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: 9781280431937
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Electoral politics : still a man's world? -- Representation, equality, and the study of gender in electoral politics -- Traditional gender socialization in the context of U.S. politics : the central argument and its implications -- Traditional family role orientations -- Masculinized ethos -- Gendered psyche -- Organization of the book -- 2. Explaining women's emergence in the political arena -- Women and elective politics : the numbers -- Existing explanations for women's underrepresentation -- Societal rejection and cultural evolution : the discrimination explanation -- Institutional inertia : the incumbency explanation -- The candidate eligibility pool : the pipeline explanation -- The missing piece : developing a theory of gender and political ambition -- The citizen political ambition study -- 3. The gender gap in political ambition -- Very much the same : gender, political participation, and political interest -- Very much different : gender and political ambition -- Stage one : considering a candidacy -- Stage two : deciding to enter the first race -- The "winnowing effect" -- The gender gap in elective office preferences -- Conclusion -- 4. Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree : family dynamics and running for office -- Raised to be a candidate? -- Eligible candidates' family structure and roles -- Wife, mother, and candidate? : family roles as impediments to political ambition -- Are times changing? : generational differences in political ambition -- Conclusion -- 5. Gender, party, and political recruitment -- Eligible candidates' political attitudes and partisanship -- Who gets asked to run for office? -- Political recruitment and considering a candidacy -- Conclusion -- 6. "I'm just not qualified" : gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability -- The impact of self-perceived qualifications on political ambition -- Explanations for the gender gap in self-perceived qualifications -- The sexist environment -- Gender differences in defining political qualifications -- Different yardsticks for gauging political qualifications -- Conclusion -- 7. Taking the plunge : deciding to run for office -- Why would anyone run for office? : negative perceptions of the electoral environment and campaign process -- Gender and the decision to enter a race -- A side note on political culture and "structural" factors -- Prospective interest in running for office -- Conclusion -- 8. Gender and the future of electoral politics -- Summarizing the findings and forecasting women's representation -- Recasting the study of gender and elections -- Appendix A. The citizen political ambition study sample design and data collection -- Appendix B. The survey -- Appendix C. The interview questionnaire -- Appendix D. Variable coding.
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Serving as the first systematic, nationwide empirical account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition, and based on data from the Citizen Political Ambition Study, a national survey conducted on almost 3,800 potential candidates, this looks at why women are less likely than men to demonstrate political ambition.
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Political participation-- United States.
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Sex role-- United States.
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Women political candidates-- United States.
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Women-- Political activity-- United States.
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Women-- United States-- Attitudes.
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Candidates (Élections)-- États-Unis.
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Femmes en politique-- États-Unis.
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Femmes-- États-Unis-- Attitudes.
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Participation politique-- États-Unis.
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Rôle selon le sexe-- États-Unis.
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candidat-- élections-- femme-- Etats-Unis.
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carrière politique-- femme-- Etats-Unis.
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femme-- participation politique-- Etats-Unis.
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Frau
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Geschlechterrolle
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Kandidatin
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Political participation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Politikerin
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Politische Beteiligung
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Sex role.
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Women political candidates.
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Women-- Attitudes.
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Women-- Political activity.
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Frau.
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United States.
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USA
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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320/.082
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| LC Classification
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HQ1236.5.U6L38 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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MS 3100rvk
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| Added Entry
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Fox, Richard Logan.
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