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Data drawn from the 1980 & 1984 National Election Study are used to examine the traditional understanding that conservatism is located at the intersection of religion & politics & that this relationship is stronger for women than men. Findings reveal that religion is not a more conservatizing influence on voting behavior for women than men: Ronald Reagan did best with a small group of women fundamentalist believers, & did rather well among highly religious Catholic women. In most other cases the gender gap actually widened with increasing religiosity. Although women are more religious than men, political observers are cautioned that this finding cannot be taken as evidence of women's greater support for conservative candidates. 4 Tables, 4 Figures, 43 References. Modified HA

The impact of traditional Confucian values on the politicization of women in Korea is examined. The traditional values of Confucian emphasize the hierarchical nature of human relationships & generally place women at the bottom of any societal hierarchy. Consequently, women have learned obedience rather than assertion & have been excluded from Korean public life. Increasing privatization in Korea has resulted in improved education & employment for women, altered women's roles by lowering family size & dismantling the extended family, & brought profound changes in Korean women's attitudes about themselves & their value to modern Korean society. Korea's Confucian sociopolitical structure has not caught up with women's attitudinal changes. As a result, institutional lag characterizes the gap between practice of Korean politics & women's desire for a broadened political role. 8 Tables, 53 References. Adapted from the source document.

This article uses discriminant analysis to assess sex and party differences across four aspects of party organization: incentives for participation, party role definitions, party activities and electoral ambition. The results illustrate that gender roles operate most distinctly in the two areas of electoral ambition and party activities. Party context is more important than sex in terms of the other two areas, party role definitions and incentives for participation. The authors conclude that party activists' gender-related behavior can be better understood by discovering how the context of party organization either modifies or reinforces such behavior.