Gender Dynamics in Congressional Elections (Contemporary American Politics)

Author: Fox, Richard L.

Brand: Sage Publications

Edition: 1

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 263

EAN: 9780761902386

Release Date: 30-10-1996

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: forms

Details: What happens in an electoral environment involving female candidates? Do women face different challenges during the electoral process? How do gender dynamics alter the conventional norms of electoral politics? Do women campaign differently from men? Do male candidates pay more attention to women′s issues, or make other strategic and behavioral changes when opposed by a female candidate? Author Richard Logan Fox answers these questions and many others with compelling evidence that suggests that women candidates are having a profound impact on the electoral process. In Gender Dynamics in Congressional Elections, Fox studies the congressional races of 1992 and 1994 in California in which a record 19 women were candidates for House seats. He contrasts the experiences of both the male and female candidates and sheds new light on the different challenges women face during political campaigns. Providing a groundbreaking examination of an understudied topic, Gender Dynamics in Congressional Elections will be essential for students and professionals in political science.