Political actions and outcomes depend on people's preferences over candidates, policies,
and other politically relevant phenomena. For this reason, a great deal of political activity …

The family, and motherhood in particular, have long been themes in American politics, but
have been more prominent in the last three decades [Laurel Elder and Steven Greene …

This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates
and officeholders. It provides a comprehensive look at at the history and status of women in …

From civically and politically engaged women linking their identity as “mothers” to their fight
for prohibition, public sanitation, and protective labor laws to the general call to arms of …

Sexual identities can influence political attitudes and actions. During political elections, gay
men, lesbians, and bisexual individuals (GLB) have historically aligned with Democratic …

In 2009, shortly after the election of the United States' first black President, a new protest
movement emerged. When some supporters of this new Tea Party Movement (TPM) …

Summer 2020 saw widespread protests under the banner Black Lives Matter. Coupled with
the global pandemic that kept America's children in the predominant care of their parents …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to understand why, even though women are
more liberal than men on a broad range of issues, when it comes to the increasingly …

The recent reversal of Roe v. Wade in the United States demonstrates both the precarity of
reproductive rights and the need to identify the correlates of abortion support. Surprisingly …

This project employs 2008 National Election Study (NES) data to explore whether parents
are different than nonparents in terms of their political attitudes and candidate evaluations …