000305124 000__ 04287cam\a22004334a\45\0 000305124 001__ 305124 000305124 005__ 20210513112514.0 000305124 008__ 050426s2005\\\\enka\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000305124 010__ $$a 2005011914 000305124 015__ $$aGBA595545 000305124 0167_ $$a013333037$$2Uk 000305124 020__ $$a0521857457 000305124 020__ $$a052167414X (pbk.) 000305124 0243_ $$a9780521857451 000305124 0243_ $$a9780521674140 000305124 0291_ $$aNLGGC$$b275739066 000305124 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm60028959 000305124 035__ $$a305124 000305124 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBAKER$$dUKM$$dUBY$$dMDY$$dPUL$$dIXA$$dCRH$$dCOO 000305124 042__ $$apcc 000305124 043__ $$an-us--- 000305124 049__ $$aISEA 000305124 05000 $$aHQ1236.5.U6$$bL38 2005 000305124 08200 $$a320/.082$$222 000305124 1001_ $$aLawless, Jennifer L.,$$d1975- 000305124 24510 $$aIt takes a candidate :$$bwhy women don't run for office /$$cJennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox. 000305124 260__ $$aCambridge ;$$aNew York :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c2005. 000305124 300__ $$axv, 203 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000305124 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index. 000305124 5050_ $$a1. 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. 000305124 650_0 $$aWomen$$xPolitical activity$$zUnited States. 000305124 650_0 $$aPolitical participation$$zUnited States. 000305124 650_0 $$aWomen political candidates$$zUnited States. 000305124 650_0 $$aWomen$$zUnited States$$xAttitudes. 000305124 650_0 $$aSex role$$zUnited States. 000305124 7001_ $$aFox, Richard Logan. 000305124 85200 $$bgen$$hHQ1236.5.U6$$iL38$$i2005 000305124 85641 $$3Table of contents$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0511/2005011914.html 000305124 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005011914-d.html 000305124 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:305124$$pGLOBAL_SET 000305124 980__ $$aBIB 000305124 980__ $$aBOOK 000305124 994__ $$aC0$$bISE