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Sex Differences in Political Knowledge in Britain

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  • Elizabeth Frazer
  • Kenneth Macdonald

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This paper analyses, and examines the interpretation of, sex differences in political knowledge as measured in the context of nationally representative British surveys. The paper discusses the construction and operationalisation of ‘knowledge’ measures in survey research. British survey research finds striking sex differences in scores on political knowledge items. The inclusion of contextual variables, and of interactions between sex and other relevant variables, attenuates but does not eliminate consistent sex differences.

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  • Elizabeth Frazer & Kenneth Macdonald, 2003. "Sex Differences in Political Knowledge in Britain," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 51(1), pages 67-83, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:51:y:2003:i:1:p:67-83
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00413
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    1. Marta Fraile & Jessica Fortin‐Rittberger, 2020. "Unpacking Gender, Age, and Education Knowledge Inequalities: A Systematic Comparison," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 101(4), pages 1653-1669, July.
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    3. James Tilley & Christopher Wlezien, 2008. "Does Political Information Matter? An Experimental Test Relating to Party Positions on Europe," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 56(1), pages 192-214, March.
    4. Luo, Ya-Hui & Chen, Kuang-Hui, 2018. "Education expansion and its effects on gender gaps in educational attainment and political knowledge in Taiwan from 1992 to 2012," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 88-99.
    5. Marta Fraile, 2014. "Does deliberation contribute to decreasing the gender gap in knowledge?," European Union Politics, , vol. 15(3), pages 372-388, September.
    6. James Rockey, 2009. "Who is left-wing, and who just thinks they are?," Discussion Papers in Economics 09/23, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester, revised Feb 2014.
    7. Rosa Roig & Cristina Aybar & Jose M. Pavía, 2020. "Gender Inequalities and Social Sustainability. Can Modernization Diminish the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-17, April.

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