Adolescents' attitudes toward women in politics: The Effect of Gender and Race

Diane Gillespie; Cassia Spohn

doi:10.1177/0891243287001002005

Adolescents' attitudes toward women in politics: The Effect of Gender and Race

Diane Gillespie, Cassia Spohn

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Recent studies of political attitudes have documented increasing support for women political candidates among college students and adults. This study examined junior and senior high school student's attitudes toward women in politics and analyzed the effect of gender and race on their attitudes. We found that adolescent girls had very positive and optimistic views of the role of women in politics; adolescent boys, particularly blacks, had more negative and pessimistic views.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	208-218
Number of pages	11
Journal	Gender & Society
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243287001002005
State	Published - Jun 1987
Externally published	Yes

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