Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics

by Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox

The new edition of this book describes the role of gender in the American electoral process through the 2008 elections. It strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2008 elections and providing a deeper analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding presidential elections, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, the participation of African American women, congressional elections, the support of political parties and women’s organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. This updated volume also includes new chapters that analyze the roles of Latinas in U.S. politics and chronicle the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.

Genres: Nonfiction, School

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Susan J. Carroll is Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Her books include: Women as Candidates in American Politics (Second Edition, Indiana 1994); The Impact of Women in Public Office (Indiana 2001); Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (Oxford 2003); and Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (Second Edition, Cambridge 2010, with Richard L. Fox). Carroll also has published numerous journal articles and book chapters focusing on women candidates, voters, elected officials, and political appointees in the United States. Her current research focuses on the recruitment of women to state legislatures. As a nationally recognized expert on women’s political participation, Carroll is frequently called upon for media commentary. from -http://www.susanjcarroll.com/

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I appreciate the updates taking 2016 into account— obviously important for a book like this— many of the chapters have gotten longer and baggier compared to the previous edition. This would benefit from a bit more editing.

[Mills College Library]

324.973 G3253 2010