Women's political action : an integration of three perspectives

In the present study, an examination of definitions of feminist consciousness led to the suggestion that double deprivation would be strongly related to political action. In addition, it was hypothesized that perceptions of the availability of resources and double deprivation would co-occur. Finally, it was suggested that past social psychological measures of feminist consciousness (Gurin & Townsend, 1986) do not adequately represent the qualitative experience of a feminist consciousness. Regression analyses showed that double deprivation was associated with political action. Furthermore, both the perceptions of resources and double deprivation were uniguely related to action. Finally, one dimension of feminist consciousness, namely, legitimacy, as well as perceptions of common fate were associated with both double deprivation and political action. Implications for these theories were discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

1991

Author dc:creator

• Foster, Mindi D. (Mindi Debra)

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 1991 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/1991-12780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/27162