ERTAN, Cihan Akdeniz Universitesi - Edebiyat Fakultesi - Sosyoloji Bolumu, Turkey

Differences between Women and Men in Political Participation, Attitude and Behaviour

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Political behavior or participation can not be treated as only to vote or political party membership. Because political behavior might be emerging by means of indirect practices such as participation to support programs for poor, elder and homeless people. One practice, in other words, could be accepted as a political practice if it has an economical and social purpose. There are some distinctions, in general, between women and men regarding political participation. Although these distinctions are perceived as the result of individual preferences, rather they are, mainly, the influences of the existing gender inequality in society on political participation. In this study, behavioral distinctions concerning political participation will be discussed in relation gender inequality and also the primary reasons of differences of political behavior between men and women will be illuminated.

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Political behavior , gender , political participation , behavioral differences

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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