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The changing face of representation : the gender of U.S. senators and constituent communications / Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fridkin, Kim, 1962-
- Series:
- CAWP series in gender and American politics
- The CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Constituent communication.
- Sex role--Political aspects--United States.
- Sex role.
- Communication in politics--United States.
- Communication in politics.
- Sex role--Political aspects.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- As the number of women in the U.S. Senate grows, so does the number of citizens represented by women senators. At the same time, gender remains a key factor in senators' communications to constituents as well as in news media portrayals of senators. Focusing on 32 male and female senators during the 2006 congressional election year, Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney examine in detail senators' official websites, several thousand press releases and local news stories, and surveys of 18,000 citizens to discern constituents' attitudes about their senators. The authors conclude that gender role expectations and stereotypes do indeed constrain representational and campaign messages and influence news coverage of both candidates and elected senators. Further, while citizens appear to be less influenced by entrenched stereotypes, they pay more attention to female senators' messages and become more knowledgeable about them, in comparison to male senators. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Senator's Gender and Representational Messages 1
- Chapter 2 Measuring the Content and Impact of Representational Messages 29
- Chapter 3 The Websites of Senators and Presentation of Self 43
- Chapter 4 How the Senator's Gender Influences the Content of Press Releases 63
- Chapter 5 Coverage of Senators in the Local Press 81
- Chapter 6 Citizens' Understanding of Their U.S. Senators 109
- Chapter 7 The Impact of the Senator's Gender during Reelection Campaigns 132
- Chapter 8 The Changing Face of the U.S. Senate and Representational Messages 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472119233
- 9780472120086
- 9780472120085
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.6200859
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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