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Mothers and others : the role of parenthood in politics / edited by Melanee Thomas and Amanda Bittner.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774834582 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver ; UBC Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | JA 76 Mot (Text) | 36970100055799 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The first major comparative analysis of parenthood in politics, Mothers and Others brings together leading scholars of gender and politics to discuss the role of parental status in political life. Examining three main areas of citizen engagement within the political system - parenthood and political careers, parenthood and the media, and parenthood and political behaviour - they argue that being a parent is a gendered identity that influences how, why, and to what extent women (and men) engage with politics. This raises important questions about how career politicians, voters, and the media navigate the intersection of gender, parental status, and politics."-- - Book News
This volume contains 15 essays by scholars of political science and other fields from North America and the UK, who analyze the role of parental status in political life, focusing on motherhood and how being a parent influences how, why, and to what extent women engage with politics. They consider women with political careers, including their legislative careers and recruitment in Britain, challenges faced by legislators who are or will become mothers with infants while in office, maternalism in Latin American politics, the impact of gender quotas on local boards and committees in Iowa, and the construction of motherhood by leaders of national conservative organizations representing womenâs interests. They explore aspects related to citizens, media, and party/candidate strategic communications, including whether legislators present their families and parental status in communications, press coverage of female political candidates, and how parenthood has become politicized, and end with consideration of the effect of parenthood on public opinion and political participation in Canada, the role of parental status in the acquisition of political information, how traditional ideologies about gender roles influence votersâ perceptions of parental leave policies, parental gaps among women due to parental status in political participation, and the increased political activity of parents in Sweden. US distribution by University of Washington Press; Canadian distribution by University of Toronto Press. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Chicago Distribution Center
The first major comparative analysis of parenthood in politics, Mothers and Others brings together leading scholars of gender and politics to discuss the role of parental status in political life. Examining three main areas of citizen engagement within the political system â parenthood and political careers, parenthood and the media, and parenthood and political behaviour â they argue that being a parent is a gendered identity that influences how, why, and to what extent women (and men) engage with politics. This raises important questions about how career politicians, voters, and the media navigate the intersection of gender, parental status, and politics.
- Univ of Washington Pr
The first major comparative analysis of parenthood in politics, Mothers and Others brings together leading scholars of gender and politics to discuss the role of parental status in political life. Examining three main areas of citizen engagement within the political system â parenthood and political careers, parenthood and the media, and parenthood and political behaviour â they argue that being a parent is a gendered identity that influences how, why, and to what extent women (and men) engage with politics. This raises important questions about how career politicians, voters, and the media navigate the intersection of gender, parental status, and politics.
