Mass media impact on voter response to women candidates: Theoretical development

Chingching Chang; Jacqueline Hitchon

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2885.1997.tb00141.x

Mass media impact on voter response to women candidates: Theoretical development

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This paper reviews cross-disciplinary literature concerning political representation by women, of which mass media effects are an essential component. Much of the literature is insightful but atheoretical. Gender schema theory is introduced as a framework within which to interpret and extend past findings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	29-52
Number of pages	24
Journal	Communication Theory
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.1997.tb00141.x
State	Published - Feb 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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