Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11980
OPINION REPRESENTATION VERSUS SOCIAL REPRESENTATION: OR, WHY WOMEN CAN'T RUN AS WOMEN AND WIN
In: American political science review, Band 74, Heft 1, S. 92-103
ISSN: 0003-0554
ARTICLE, BY EMPLOYING VOTING SIMULATIONS IN A SURVEY OF PARTY ACTIVISTS, EXAMINES RESPONSES TO A WOMAN'S CLAIM TO PARTY OFFICE ON THE BASIS OF HER SEX. THE DEGREE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CLAIM - THE WILLINGNESS TO GRANT SOCIAL REPRESENTATION - IS CONTRASTED WITH THE RESPONDENTS' INCLINATION TO SELECT CANDIDATES FAVORABLE TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS, OR WHAT IS CALLED THE GRANTING OF OPINION REPRESENTATION.