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- Title
The Socialization of Conflict and Its Limits: Gender and Gun Politics in America.
- Authors
Goss, Kristin A.
- Abstract
Objective. This study considers efforts by gun rights and gun regulation groups to socialize the conflict over firearms policy by engaging a coveted issue public--women. I assess whether gun rights groups have succeeded in weakening women's support for gun control laws and increasing women's firearms ownership. I also examine whether gun regulation groups have succeeded in mobilizing their female sympathizers for political action. Methods. Drawing on two survey archives spanning several decades, I use descriptive statistics and logistic regression to analyze the relationship between women and guns over time. Results. Gun rights groups have had little success in persuading women to become "pro-gun" in attitudes or behaviors. Gun regulation groups have mobilized their female sympathizers but not enough to offset the political engagement of pro-gun men. Conclusion. The findings suggest that civic identities, organizational capacities, and countervailing pressures constrain efforts to socialize conflict through persuasion and mobilization.
- Subjects
GUN control in the United States; FIREARMS owners; FIREARMS ownership; POLITICAL participation; MASS mobilization; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), 2017, Vol 98, Issue 2, p455
- ISSN
0038-4941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ssqu.12419