The Private Roots of Public Action: Gender, Equality, and Political ParticipationWhy, after several generations of suffrage and a revival of the women's movement in the late 1960s, do women continue to be less politically active than men? Why are they less likely to seek public office or join political organizations? The Private Roots of Public Action is the most comprehensive study of this puzzle of unequal participation. |
Contents
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2 Studying Gender and Participation | 39 |
3 Civic Activity | 61 |
4 The Political Worlds of Men and Women | 99 |
5 The Legacy of Home and School | 137 |
6 Domestic Tranquility | 152 |
7 Domestic Hierarchy | 174 |
8 The Workplace Roots of Political Activity | 198 |
9 The Realm of Voluntarism | 219 |
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The Private Roots of Public Action Nancy Burns,Kay Lehman Schlozman,Sidney Verba Limited preview - 2001 |