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The politics of perception : how beliefs about women's inclusion shape democratic legitimacy in the US / Katelyn E. Stauffer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stauffer, Katelyn E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legitimacy of governments--United States.
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Women--United States--Attitudes.
- Women.
- Women legislators--United States.
- Women legislators.
- Women politicians--United States.
- Women politicians.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- members of congress.
- Women--Attitudes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Other Title:
- How beliefs about women's inclusion shape democratic legitimacy in the US
- How beliefs about women's inclusion shape democratic legitimacy in the United States
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- In 1992, Dianne Feinstein, noting the number of women in the Senate, declared that, 'two percent may be good enough for milk, but it is not good enough for the United States Senate.' At the heart of Feinstein's quote was a simple message: women's inclusion in politics matters. Despite the power of this message, scholars continue to debate whether and how women's inclusion in politics shapes public views of political institutions, but with no clear consensus. In this book, Katelyn E. Stauffer tackles one of the central debates in research on women and politics - to what extent does the presence of women in office shape citizens' confidence in government and their views on democratic legitimacy?
- Contents:
- The consequences of women’s inclusion in politics
- Women’s descriptive and symbolic representation: a new approach to old questions
- What do Americans know about women’s inclusion in office? And who knows it?
- Perceived inclusion and feelings of external efficacy, trust, and approval
- How perceived inclusion shapes evaluations of institutional capacity
- Does partisanship moderate the relationship between perceived inclusion and attitudes toward government?
- Making misperceptions reality
- The politics of perception: conclusions, new directions, and paths forward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (OXford Academic, viewed on June 2, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Stauffer, Katelyn E. Politics of perception.
- ISBN:
- 9780197811061
- 019781106X
- 9780197811047
- 0197811043
- 9780197811054
- 0197811051
- OCLC:
- 1544665727
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000301165
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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