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Women Also Know Stuff: Challenging the Gender Gap in Political Sophistication.
- Source :
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American Political Science Review . May2024, Vol. 118 Issue 2, p903-921. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This article proposes a simple but powerful framework to measure political sophistication based on open-ended survey responses. Discursive sophistication uses automated text analysis methods to capture the complexity of individual attitude expression. I validate the approach by comparing it to conventional political knowledge metrics using different batteries of open-ended items across five surveys spanning four languages (total $ N\approx 35,000 $). The new measure casts doubt on the oft-cited gender gap in political knowledge: women might know fewer facts about institutions and elites, but they do not differ substantively in the sophistication of their expressed political attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030554
- Volume :
- 118
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Political Science Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176808846
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000539