Political Psychology of Gender: Political consciousness and voting behavior of the Korean Women

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Political Psychology of Gender: Political consciousness and voting behavior of the Korean Women

The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology / The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology, (P)1229-0726; (E)3058-2083

2004, v.9 no.2, pp.81-100

(2004). Political Psychology of Gender: Political consciousness and voting behavior of the Korean Women. The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology, 9(2), 81-100.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate how Korean women implement their own sex-role stereotypes in the contexts of Korean politics. On the basis of nation-wide surveys of the 14th, the 15th and the 16th Korean presidential elections, female voters' political interests, voting participation, policy evaluation, factors of decision making, partisanship and ideological orientation, and candidate choice were analyzed. Results indicated that overall Korean women's voting behavior was correspondent to political attitudes they were presumed to have. That is, female than male voters were more conservative in that they had lower political interests and stronger inclinations to stability. In decision-making of voting candidates, further, Korean women were more influenced by their family than Korean men and tended to have preference to candidates from the government party. However, with control over educational level and social roles, gender differences in political attitudes were not identified, a suggestion that Korean women's political attitudes result from strengthened sex-role stereotypes. Nonetheless, women's “amiable and positive” attitudes had unique explanation of their voting behavior, which implies that this factor is critical in their political behavior.

keywords: women's vote, sex role stereotype, social role, gender differences, voting behavior and presidential election., women's vote, sex role stereotype, social role, gender differences, voting behavior and presidential election., 여성투표, 성역할 고정관념, 성차, 투표행태, 대통령선거

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Vol.9 No.2

Political Psychology of Gender: Political consciousness and voting behavior of the Korean Women

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The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology