Religious Beliefs, Gender Consciousness, and Women's Political Participation.
Organized religion affords the faithful a variety of civic skills that encourage political participation. Women are more religious than are men by most measures, but religious women do not participate in politics at elevated rates. This discrepancy suggests a puzzle: religion may have a different ef...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 75; no. 9-10; pp. 514 - 528 |
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