Gender Consciousness and Politics

by Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Rinehart

This book examines the emergence of gender consciousness among women as a significant force in American politics. The author bases her argument on an in-depth empirical analysis of data derived from the U.S. biennial National Election studies of 1974 to 1984, the year of the emergence of the so-called gender gap. The author discusses the fact that while feminism is central to womens' political orientation, the simple awareness of gender differences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415906857
• ISBN13: 9780415906852
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages