ABSTRACT
The volume brings together a stellar group of contributors who examine the social capital thesis by means of four different approaches: theoretical, historical, comparative, and empirical. In the end, this book will serve to answer two fundamental questions which have hitherto been neglected: What can a gendered analysis tell us about social capital? And what can social capital tell us about women and politics?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|14 pages
Removing Rose Colored Glasses
Examining Theories of Social Capital through a Gendered Lens
chapter 3|28 pages
The Gender Gap Reversed
Political Consumerism as a Women-Friendly Form of Civic and Political Engagement
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chapter 5|27 pages
Acting from the Heart
Values, Social Capital, and Women's Involvement in Interfaith and Environmental Organizations
chapter 6|24 pages
Conceptualizing Social Capital in Relation to Children and Young People
Is it Different for Girls?
chapter 9|28 pages
It's Not What You've Got, But What You Do With It
Women, Social Capital, and Political Participation
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chapter 14|22 pages
Are Women Legislators Accountable to Women?
The Complementary Roles of Feminist Identity and Women's Organizations
