Perceptions of the Politicalization of Southern Women.

Autor/inn/en	Syrett, Mary L.; Aitken, Joan E.
Titel	Perceptions of the Politicalization of Southern Women.
Quelle	(1988), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attitude Measures; Females; Political Attitudes; Political Candidates; Political Influences; Political Socialization; Regional Attitudes; Sex Role; Sexual Identity; Social Change; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politische Sozialisation; Geschlechterrolle; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	To help determine why women are not more active political participants and to provide information necessary to design messages to persuade women to become more involved, a study examined factors that affect political involvement of Southern women. For a comparison between perceptual attitudes between politically active women and other groups of people, questionnaire and interview survey techniques were used to study attitudes of three groups: 28 members of the Acadiana Women's Political Caucus, 28 Optimist Club members (male), and 170 college students and residents of a Louisiana parish. The survey was followed by the development of a Q-Sort to measure attitudes about women in politics. For the Q-Sort, the college students were asked two questions concerning the requirements of political involvement and the type of encouragement they would need to become involved. Perceptions of the major inhibiting factors preventing Southern women from being politically active differ among the survey groups in this study. More traditional values, lower educational levels, and less employment outside the home appear to be the key explanations for the lower political participation by Southern women. The results of this study suggest a need for a public education program to increase political participation by Southern women. (Thirty-eight references are attached and a table and Q-sort are appended.) (ARH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC