Understanding Men’s and Women’s Political Interests: Evidence from a Study of Gendered Political Attitudes

Campbell, Rosie; Winters, Kristi

doi:10.1080/17457280701858623

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“…There is a consensus in the literature that on the whole, men are more likely to express a political opinion and show an interest in politics than women (Campbell and Winters, 2008). Coupling this with the fact that women appear less likely to engage in political discussion (Miller et al, 1999) and men are less probable to conceal their identities online (Tufecki, 2008) leads us to expect that a greater share of posts will come from men.…”

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Online discussion and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Flaming keyboards or forums for deliberation?

2015

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Referendums often fail to live up to a deliberative standard, with many characterised by low levels of knowledge, disinterest and misinformation, negativity, and a focus on extraneous issues to which voters are voting. But social media offers new avenues for referendums to incorporate a greater deliberative dimension. Through a content analysis of BBC discussion forums, we test whether online discussion of the Scottish independence referendum has deliberative characteristics. Results suggest a mixed picture with conversation displaying some deliberative features (low incidences of flaming/discussion of referendum issues).However, low levels of discussion intensity, dominance by a few, little knowledge exchange, and high gender inequality illustrate that online referendum discussion lacks deliberative characteristics, implying that social media are not a panacea for referendum deliberation.

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Section: Participation and Engagementmentioning

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Online discussion and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Flaming keyboards or forums for deliberation?

2015

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“…Women are more open to social influence (Eagly 1983), a tendency that extends to politics, according to Atkeson and Rapoport, who attribute it to "a culture that sees politics as a man's world and keeps women's political knowledge tests (Mondak and Anderson 2004) and from the abstract and summary manner in which political interest is typically measured (Campbell and Winters 2008).…”

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My Heart Says One Thing but My Head Says Another? Men, Women, and the Psychology of Partisanship in Britain

2011

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“…Qualitative investigations give participants the opportunity to express and justify their decisions in their own words, often revealing a rich and complex tapestry of motives, influences, and determinants that cannot be captured through set responses. However, there are only a handful of academic qualitative publications on British electoral behaviour (Bartle, 2003;Campbell & Winters, 2008;White et al, 1999;Winters & Campbell, 2007).…”

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“…The 2015 interview schedule replicated 2005 focus groups and QESB 2010 study questions to preserve the series (Winters, 2010;Winters & Campbell, 2008). Some questions were replicated to connect the 2015 data to the 2010 QESB and the 2014 Scottish referendum datasets and to maintain the longitudinal series.…”

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The 2015 Qualitative Election Study of Britain

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Carvalho

Oliver

2017

Res. Data J Humanit. Soc. Sci.

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The Qualitative Election Study of Britain (QESB) is the first (and only) qualitative longitudinal dataset to investigate political attitudes and voting behaviour over multiple elections and referendums in the United Kingdom. During the 2015 UK general election over 90 voters participated in 23 focus groups across England, Scotland, and Wales before and after polling day. These participants represented a range of political party supporters and independent voters, age groups, and economic backgrounds. They discussed a range of political issues including their vote choice in the election, their impressions of the major party leaders, why they would consider voting (or never voting) for a political party, and their expectations for the country moving forward. Special focus groups were also held around the three leaders' debates. The 2015 QESB also brought back participants who had participated in the 2010 QESB focus groups and the 2014 Scottish referendum focus groups. The 2015 QESB has created a unique panel of participants whose political opinions can be tracked across multiple elections. The project also includes questions that were asked in prior election focus groups and has replicated, with some modifications, the research design of the previous wave of the study.

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Understanding Men’s and Women’s Political Interests: Evidence from a Study of Gendered Political Attitudes

Cited by 77 publications

References 28 publications

Online discussion and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Flaming keyboards or forums for deliberation?

Online discussion and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Flaming keyboards or forums for deliberation?

My Heart Says One Thing but My Head Says Another? Men, Women, and the Psychology of Partisanship in Britain

The 2015 Qualitative Election Study of Britain

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