Gender and Citizenship after the Nineteenth Amendment

Ritter, Gretchen

doi:10.2307/3235356

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“…Though no prior research has directly tested the contrasting claims of deliberative and difference theorists, it is useful to review the admittedly mixed and potentially outdated findings of related research done to date (York & Cornwell, 2006). Despite historical efforts to exclude women, minorities, and others from juries (Marder, 1987; Ritter, 2000), the modern jury often contains a relatively representative cross‐section of the population in a given jurisdiction (Hans & Vidmar, 1986; York & Cornwell, 2006). In a sense, the jury has become the most diverse and inclusive democratic process, in spite of the widespread (but rather evenly distributed) folk practice of strategic “jury avoidance” (Jonakit, 2003).…”

Section: Gender and Jury Deliberationmentioning

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Assessing the Difference Critique of Deliberation: Gender, Emotion, and the Jury Experience

Hickerson

Gastil

2008

Commun Theory

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Despite increasing enthusiasm for political deliberation as a rejuvenating tonic for representative democracy, some theorists question the extent to which deliberative forums adequately incorporate diverse individuals and communication styles. Unfortunately, the theoretical debate between the deliberative theory and the ''difference critique'' has reached an impasse. To advance this important literature, we derive two formal propositions from each perspective and test these rival claims in the context of the jury system, the most prominent institutionalized deliberative practice in the United States. Surveys of over 3,000 jurors who served in local courthouses indicate that gender and other demographic differences are poor predictors of jurors' satisfaction with their service experience, including their perceptions of deliberation. The study also shows that emotion-a dimension of deliberative experience presumed to be gendered-is important for both men and women. On balance, the results call into question the power of the difference critique, at least in the context of modern jury deliberation.

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Section: Gender and Jury Deliberationmentioning

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Assessing the Difference Critique of Deliberation: Gender, Emotion, and the Jury Experience

Hickerson

Gastil

2008

Commun Theory

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“…Bearing in mind that political participation encompasses a variety of activities beyond voting, political participation is still largely a domain for people with more money, time and resources (Rosenstone and Hansen 1993). As a result, racial minorities, women, people with little education and of low socio-economic status have been marginalized in politics both intentionally and because they lack resources (Bimber 1999;Ritter 2000;Verba et al 1995). In addition to individual-level demographic differences, several recent studies have pointed to the importance of examining community-level variables in research on communication and participation.…”

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Media use and transnational political and civic participation: a case study of Mexicans in the USA

Hickerson¹

2013

Global Networks

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Although communication is largely understood as a prerequisite for transnational activity, little research explores exactly how transnational communities use media and what the implications of media use are for transnational civic and political participation. Research from communication studies suggests that media can affect civic and political participation in various, sometimes contradictory, ways. In an effort to merge literature from transnational and communication studies, in this study I focus on the case of Mexicans in the USA, offering secondary analyses of two datasets concerning their communication habits and civic and political participation in Mexico. Results suggest differential effects on participation based on preferences for certain media and pre-existing attitudes.

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“…Others focus solely on a single state (e.g., Azar 1980;Perry 2001;Rogers 2000;Vecchio 2002). Still others are national in scope but consider primarily judicial law (Brown 1993;Grossman 1994;Lentz 2000;Ritter 2000Ritter , 2002, neglecting for the most part statutory law and women's activism for jury rights. 5 Taylor v. Louisiana concerned state courts.…”

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“…become full citizens (Ritter 2000). One of these struggles-the history of women's efforts to gain the right to sit on juries-is relatively unknown today.…”

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Becoming Full Citizens: The U.S. Women’s Jury Rights Campaigns, the Pace of Reform, and Strategic Adaptation

McCammon

Chaudhuri

Hewitt

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American Journal of Sociology

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Gender and Citizenship after the Nineteenth Amendment

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Assessing the Difference Critique of Deliberation: Gender, Emotion, and the Jury Experience

Assessing the Difference Critique of Deliberation: Gender, Emotion, and the Jury Experience

Media use and transnational political and civic participation: a case study of Mexicans in the USA

Becoming Full Citizens: The U.S. Women’s Jury Rights Campaigns, the Pace of Reform, and Strategic Adaptation

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