Citizenship beyond politics: The importance of political, civil and social rights and responsibilities among women and men

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 763-791

  Bolzendahl, Catherine ^a   Coffé, Hilde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Citizenship norms; Gender; Public opinion; Responsibilities; Rights; Western industrialized democracies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; POLITICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70450184085     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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