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Cambridge Gender and Elections Shaping the Future of American Politics 2005 Edition by Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox
Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2004 elections. This timely, yet enduring, volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2004 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding and interpreting presidential elections, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, congressional elections, the participation of African American women, the support of political parties and women's organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. Without question, this book is the most comprehensive, reliable, and trustworthy resource on the role of gender in electoral politics. Table of contents :- Introduction: gender and electoral politics: an overview Susan J. Carroll and Richard L. Fox; 1. Presidential elections: gendered space and the case of 2004 Georgia Duerst-Lahti; 2. Voter participation and turnout: it's a new game Susan A. MacManus; 3. Voting choices: meet you at the gender gap Susan J. Carroll; 4. Congressional elections: where are we on the road to gender parity? Richard L. Fox; 5. African American women and electoral politics: journeying from the shadows to the spotlight Wendy G. Smooth; 6. Political parties and women's organizations: bringing women into the electoral arena Barbara Burrell; 7. Advertising, Web sites, and media coverage: gender and communication along the campaign trail Dianne Bystrom; 8. State elections: where do women run? Where do women win? Kira Sanbonmatsu.