Hoops, nets, and ballots : investigating the relationship between competitive sport socialization and political participation of female candidates

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dc.contributor.authorCoffman, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorJansen, Harold
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-11T17:27:07Z
dc.date.available2011-07-11T17:27:07Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 163 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough more women are successfully breaching the social, economic and political barriers that can prevent them from participating as electoral candidates, few women campaign for elected office. A dearth of female candidates may be understandable, given research demonstrating that women tend to avoid competition and competitive environments. Thus, elections – competitive by design – may attract fewer women than men. This thesis posits that the inherent competitiveness of electoral politics may deter women from campaigning for office. However, this work also forwards that competitive sport socialization during adolescence may prepare women for electoral competition. This paper examines the results of a self-administered survey mailed to 449 female candidates for municipal office. The survey investigated candidates’ adolescent experiences in competitive sports and attitudes relating to internal political efficacy. The results appear to demonstrate a strong correlation between competitive sport socialization and either positive or neutral evaluations of political competition.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2475
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Political Science, c2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectWomen -- Political activityen_US
dc.subjectWomen politiciansen_US
dc.subjectWomen political candidatesen_US
dc.subjectCompetition (Psychology) in adolescenceen_US
dc.subjectCompetition (Psychology) in youthen_US
dc.subjectFemale high school athletesen_US
dc.subjectFemale middle school athletesen_US
dc.subjectPolitical participationen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleHoops, nets, and ballots : investigating the relationship between competitive sport socialization and political participation of female candidatesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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