Representing women : sex, gender, and legislative behavior in Arizona and California / by Beth Reingold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reingold, Beth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women legislators--Arizona.

Women legislators.

Women legislators--California.

Women--Political activity--Arizona.

Women.

Women--Political activity--California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author of this book compares the representational activities and attitudes of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration of women into public office.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. Representing Women in Theory and in Context; 1. Deconstructing Difference; 2. Gender, Power, and Political Culture in Arizona and California; PART II. Defining the Parameters of Representation; 3. Representational Priorities; 4. Women as a Constituency Group; PART III. Policymaking; 5. Policy Preferences; 6. Policy Priorities; 7. The Rules of the Game; PART IV. Conclusions, Explanations, and Implications; 8. When Women Do Not Make a Difference; 9. The Difference It Makes; Appendix A. Research Design; Appendix B. Roll Call Votes

Appendix C. Legislative Subject Codes and Corresponding Standing CommitteesNotes; Notes; Notes; References; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (309-328) and index.

ISBN:

9798890872432

9780807861059

0807861057

OCLC:

476237362