paragraph 4 IDENTITY Flashcards
identity of the white woman
both oppressed and privileged
their behaviour may be dependent on the social group that they most conform to
++ party affiliation - vote for trump regardless of role of gender
describe social identity theory
tajfel and turner 1979
individuals are motivated to maintain a positive social identity even when at the expense of self interest
wish to achieve positive distinctiveness - differentiate from the outgroup
dolan 2009
gender and party affiliation
f. politicians believed to hold typically feminine traits
ie warm, sensntive, expert in womens issues ie education, health care
++ percieved to be more liberal
men percieved in masculinity - asertive and tough, better able to handle ‘male issues’ ie crime, defense
how might differential perceptions of gender in politics influence party voting
dem + repb women both percieved as more liberal than male counterparts
- difference in policies and what is percieved as importance likely to therefore determine f. success within each party
Dolan 2009
method
analyse data from 2006 american national election pilot study
- look at gender beliefs and gender voting tendencies within democrats and republicans
dolan 2009
findings
rupb. women less likely than dem to be percieved favourable by party
repb. women perceived as more disadvantaged on traditional ‘male issues’ than dem women
- believe men more able
repb. women gain less benefit than dem for gender sterotypes ie womens issues - evaluate equall as competent than men BUT womens issues less important to repb. than to dem
dolan signficance of findings
suggets that gender stereotypes likely to disadvantage repb. women more than dem. women in politics
how might party affiliation explain trump/hillary divide
hillary: dem - more support + competency for womens issues
BUT
trump: repb + man - more reflective of both strong male leader on male issues and of parties ideology ie importance of crime and homeland security > womens issues
