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THE TRADITIONAL CONCLUSION THAT MEN & WOMEN BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY IN POLITICS IN THAT WOMEN PARTICIPATE LESS FREQUENTLY IS EXAMINED. IT FOCUSES ON A COMPARISON OF BLACK MEN & BLACK WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS BECAUSE OF THE CONTENTION THAT UNIQUE M/F ROLES EXIST IN THE AMERICAN BLACK SUBCULTURE. NO OVERALL DIFFERENCES IN THE PARTICIPATION OF BLACK MEN & WOMEN IN ELECTORAL POLITICS OR IN PROTEST POLITICS WERE EVIDENT. A HIGHER ASSOCIATION AMONG THE 2 TYPES OF PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN WAS FOUND & IN BOTH TYPES OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR LC WOMEN PARTICIPATE MORE THAN LC MEN WHEN INCOME IS USED AS A MEASURE OF CLASS; EDUCATIONAL & OCCUPATIONAL CONTROLS FOR STATUS RESULT IN MIXED FINDINGS. WOMEN WERE FOUND TO HAVE LESS POSITIVE BELIEFS ABOUT THE POLITICAL SYSTEM & THOSE BELIEFS ARE MORE HIGHLY ASSOCIATED WITH LEVELS OF BEHAVIOR FOR THE WOMEN THAN FOR THE MEN. 4 TABLES. AA.