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Biology, Gender, and Politics: An Assessment and Critique

In: Women & politics, Volume 3, Issue 2-3, p. 29-66

Baer, Denise L; Bositis, David A

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Abstract

An analysis of the application of the biopolitical perspective to explanations of gender differences in political participation. Using the heuristic device of a causal model, two endocrine-based mechanisms proposed in political science literature are examined: (1) the linking of M androgens with more assertive kinds of political involvement; & (2) the linking of menstruation with cyclical mood changes & political behavior & attitudes. After review of pertinent biological, psychological, & political science literatures, both explanations are rejected. An interactive biobehavioral paradigm is outlined, & several examples are suggested for further exploration of biological factors in political behavior & gender. 4 Figures. HA.

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