Social Position And Commitment To Core Values - Grappling With The (Non)Impact Of Gender

    Authors

    T. S. Fine

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Women Polit.

    Keywords

    Political Science; Women'S Studies

    Abstract

    The present analysis addresses whether gender influences support for die core values of individualism, self-reliance and equal opportunity. Both a capitalist economic system and democratic political system emphasize the value of the individual, self-reliance and equal opportunity. It is argued that socialization within these systems promotes individualistic beliefs even among those who are discriminated against. The impact of gender on commitment to core values and the influence of these values among women and men on support for government helping women is explored. The results suggest that men and women equally support individualistic values and that these values are similarly influential on questions of government intervention on women's behalf. Exceptions are found among younger men, who more likely support intervention than older men, and that among women, positive regard for women achieves a significant impact on policy support whereas the same does not hold true among men. It is argued that individualistic commitments among women and men provide the impetus to evaluate policy decisions in terms of the nature of government intervention even though women comprise the targeted beneficiaries of these policies.

    Journal Title

    Women & Politics

    Volume

    13

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1993

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    53

    Last Page

    72

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1993LW62200003

    ISSN

    0195-7732

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