From the Gap to the Chasm

Gender and Participation among Non-Hispanic Whites and Mexican Americans

Bibliographic Data

ID6340912
AuthorsCindy D Kam (0000-0001-9013-4077, University of California, Davis), Elizabeth J Zechmeister (0000-0002-9820-5674, University of California, Davis), Jennifer R Wilking (University of California, Davis), Jennifer Wilking (0000-0001-8353-5710, University of California, Davis)
Year2008
Volume61
Issue2
Pages205-218
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Research Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1065912907309991
OpenAlexW1966630948
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited33

This article focuses on gender and ethnic inequalities in political participation across non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans. Using a mainstream model of participation, the authors find that differences in the levels of resources, motivations, and opportunities effectively account for gender gaps within the two populations. However, this mainstream model leaves largely unexplained the chasm in participation across non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans. The authors incorporate socialization experiences specific to Mexican Americans to identify the roots of participatory inequality across these groups. Differences in linguistic, educational, and general assimilation account for participatory differences across Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Equalizing these factors closes the chasm in participation

Citizen journalism · Ethnic group · Inequality · Mainstream · Mexican americans · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Anthropology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics

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