New Politics and Gender Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at University of Kansas falseAnonymous.

"Social scientists are increasingly taking a more complex theoretical approach to the role of stereotyping in the electorate's evaluation of political candidates. Within this literature, most studies investigate the impact of one stereotype on the public's evaluation of candidates from an underrepresented group," investigators in the United States report.
"We build on and extend this literature by exploring what we term ''intersectional stereotyping'': The role of stereotypes in shaping the electorate's evaluation of political candidates who share dual membership in stigmatized groups women and sexual minorities. We empirically examine the impact of intersectional stereotyping in a unique 2003 survey of national adults. Our results indicate that gender, both of the respondent and the candidate, plays a key role in shaping attitudes toward gay and lesbian political candidates," wrote A.E. Doan and colleagues, University of Kansas.
The researchers concluded: "That intersectional stereotyping plays a nuanced role in evaluations of candidates; in certain contexts gender stereotypes are more significant, and at other times stereotypes about sexual minorities appear to be driving evaluations of candidates."
Doan and colleagues published their study in Politics & Gender (The Role of Intersectional Stereotypes on Evaluations of Gay and Lesbian Political Candidates. Politics & Gender, 2010;6(1):63-91).
For additional information, contact A.E. Doan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
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