Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics

Susan J. Carroll; Richard L. Fox

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511807299

The updated edition of this book describes the role of gender in the American electoral process through the 2008 elections. It strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2008 elections and providing a deeper analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding presidential elections, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, the participation of African American women, congressional elections, the support of political parties and women's organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. This updated volume also includes new chapters that analyze the roles of Latinas in US politics and chronicle the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.

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List of Figures, Text Boxes, and Photos
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Gender and Electoral Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century
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- By Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox
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1 - Presidential Elections: Gendered Space and the Case of 2008
pp 13-43
- By Georgia Duerst-Lahti
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2 - The 2008 Candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: Cracking the “Highest, Hardest Glass Ceiling”
pp 44-77
- By Susan J. Carroll, Kelly Dittmar
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3 - Voter Participation and Turnout: Female Star Power Attracts Women Voters
pp 78-116
- By Susan A. MacManus
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4 - Voting Choices: The Politics of the Gender Gap
pp 117-143
- By Susan J. Carroll
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5 - Latinas and Electoral Politics: Movin' on Up
pp 144-164
- By Christine Marie Sierra
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6 - African American Women and Electoral Politics: A Challenge to the Post-Race Rhetoric of the Obama Moment
pp 165-186
- By Wendy G. Smooth
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7 - Congressional Elections: Women's Candidacies and the Road to Gender Parity
pp 187-209
- By Richard L. Fox
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8 - Political Parties and Women's Organizations: Bringing Women into the Electoral Arena
pp 210-238
- By Barbara Burrell
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9 - Advertising, Web Sites, and Media Coverage: Gender and Communication along the Campaign Trail
pp 239-262
- By Dianne Bystrom
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10 - State Elections: Why Do Women Fare Differently across States?
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- By Kira Sanbonmatsu
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures, Text Boxes, and Photos
pp vii-viii

List of Tables
pp ix-x

Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

Contributors
pp xiii-xvi

Introduction: Gender and Electoral Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century
pp 1-12

1 - Presidential Elections: Gendered Space and the Case of 2008
pp 13-43

2 - The 2008 Candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: Cracking the “Highest, Hardest Glass Ceiling”
pp 44-77

3 - Voter Participation and Turnout: Female Star Power Attracts Women Voters
pp 78-116

4 - Voting Choices: The Politics of the Gender Gap
pp 117-143

5 - Latinas and Electoral Politics: Movin' on Up
pp 144-164

6 - African American Women and Electoral Politics: A Challenge to the Post-Race Rhetoric of the Obama Moment
pp 165-186

7 - Congressional Elections: Women's Candidacies and the Road to Gender Parity
pp 187-209

8 - Political Parties and Women's Organizations: Bringing Women into the Electoral Arena
pp 210-238

9 - Advertising, Web Sites, and Media Coverage: Gender and Communication along the Campaign Trail
pp 239-262

10 - State Elections: Why Do Women Fare Differently across States?
pp 263-286

Index
pp 287-296

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