Critical Review of Two Books on Women's Suffrage

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This paper compares and contrasts "Women, Politics and Media: Uneasy Relations in Comparative Perspective" by Karen Ross and "Women, Power, and Politics" by Margaret Stacey and Marion Price. It discusses how the books both deal with the issue of women's political roles (or lack thereof). The paper concludes that despite their differences, both books will be of interest to feminist scholars, though for different reasons.

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"Both of these books will be of interest to many feminist scholars, particularly those interested in the progress of women in the political sphere. Both are therefore highly recommended. However, for the reader or student with a fairly broad interest in the subject, Stacey and Price's book will be more useful, as it provides an extremely insightful overview of the subject area. Moreover, the fact that they challenge several conventional notions means that the book makes for thought-provoking reading. On the other hand, Ross's book will probably be of more limited appeal, focusing as it does on a more narrow area of the broad subject matter of women in politics. Finally, Stacey and Price (1981) is a substantially more pleasant read, in that it takes a positive view and is optimistic. Ross (2002), by contrast, is positively depressing. One ends up feeling almost hopeless for the future of democracy. Therefore, although these are both good books and impressive works of scholarship, if you have time to read just one of these books, I would strongly recommend you choose Stacey and Price's book."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics. (2001). Retrieved from http://www.qub.ac.uk/cawp/research.html
• Duffy, Ann. (1986). Reformulating Power for Women. Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 23: 22+.
• Ross, Karen. (2002). Women, Politics and Media: Uneasy Relations in Comparative Perspective. Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press, Inc.
• Stacey, Margaret and Marion Price. (1981). Women, Power, and Politics. London and New York: Tavistock Publications.
• Times, The. (February 25, 2004). Obituary. Professor Margaret Stacey - Sociologist whose passion for the rights of women and children took feminism in new directions. Retrieved from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1028851.ece

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