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Shedding new light on the political socialization of American women
Mothers, Daughters, and Political Socialization
Two Generations at an American Women's College
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Krista Jenkins
"Jenkins provides a fresh approach to and a timely analysis of women's political engagement. Mothers, Daughters, and Political Socialization is a lively read, featuring captivating and compelling stories and life histories. This book will fill important gaps in our understanding of the persistence of gender inequality and women’s attitudes toward feminism and the women's movement."
—Verta Taylor, Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Using a unique data set comparing mothers and daughters who attended Douglass College—the women's college of Rutgers University—twenty-five years apart, Krista Jenkins perceptively observes the changes in how women acquire their attitudes toward gender roles and behaviors in the post-women's movement years.
Mothers, Daughters, and Political Socialization examines the role of intergenerational transmission—the maternal influences on younger women—while also looking at differences among women in attitudes and behaviors relative to gender roles that might be attributed to the nature of the times during their formative years. How do daughters coming of age in an era when the women's movement is far less visible deal with gendered expectations compared to their mothers? Do they accept the contemporary status quo their feminist mothers fought so hard to achieve? Or, do they press forward with new goals?
Jenkins shows how contemporary women are socialized to accept or reject traditional gender roles that serve to undermine their equality.
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Gender Roles and Political Socialization
2. Considering the Women’s Movement
3. Gender Roles and Private Life
4. Gender Roles and Public Life
5. Gender Roles and the Political Process
6. Consistency and Consolidation
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author(s)
Krista Jenkins is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Subject Categories
Political Science and Public Policy
Women's Studies
Sociology
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