Gender, Religiosity, and Party Identification: The Relationship and Impact on Politics

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Main Author:	Lynn, Heather R.
Language:	English
Published:	Ohio University / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:	Gender Studies Political Science Religion politics gender religion party identification socialization theory
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306958103

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou13069581032021-08-03T05:47:00Z Gender, Religiosity, and Party Identification: The Relationship and Impact on Politics Lynn, Heather R. Gender Studies Political Science Religion politics gender religion party identification socialization theory While work has examined the impact of religion on political attitudes, very little research has been done on how religion might socialize men and women differently. My central argument throughout this work is that this religious effect may differ between men and women, especially in regards to party identification. I argue that women are the more religious of the two genders, based on previous psychological and socialization theories, and because of this, women who have higher levels of religiosity will be more likely to identify with the Republican Party, than less religious women and even men with similar levels of religiosity. Using data from the National Election Studies from the year 1976- 2008, I test my hypothesis, and find that the interaction of gender and religion has a significant effect in a number of years. These results suggest that religious commitment does in fact have a greater impact on women compared to men. 2011-07-26 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306958103 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306958103 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Gender, Religiosity, and Party Identification: The Relationship and Impact on Politics

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