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Book Review
Introduction
A lot of questions remain unanswered regarding the observable variations in cultural
attitudes, voting behavior, and partisanship among women and men. In comparison with the
reminder of the population, the Latino community has a lower participation in U.S politics. This
is largely the case because the Latino population contains a high proportion of foreign born
populations and youths who are not eligible to vote. However, not much research has been
conducted with respect to the Latino electorate. Christina E. Bejarano seeks to fill this gap in
literature by taking an in-depth examination of the intricate gender differences in the political
behavior of the Latino. All this information is captured in her book, “The Latino Gender Gap in
U.S. Politics.”
Summary
Bejarano’s book is more of a political assessment of the diverse Latino population in the
United States, along with the associated factors that are likely to affect female and male
differences in policy attitudes and voting. Bejarano is an authority on American political issues,
given that she holds a PhD in political science from the University of Iowa. Her teaching and
research are in the field of American politics, especially on ethnicity/race, gender and political
behavior. Her research focus on Latino voters and political candidates in U.S electoral politics
thus places her in good stead to examine the issue at length from a professional context.

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The author, using qualitative and quantitative data, reveal that Latinas are at the moment
more involved in diverse political activities more than Latino men. Moreover, Latinas also
manifest unique political attitudes in comparison with Latino men, a development that has
proven essential in ensuring that they become a key element of the Latino political participation.
There are evident gaps in the political participation of Latinos compared with the rest of the
population, although this participation has been largely seen to grow over the past several
elections due to increase immigration potential of growing Latino population born in the U.S.
Most of these immigrants happen to be women.
Bejarano also reports that slightly over half (56 percent) of Latinos do not support the E-
verify program. This is a database jointly prepared by the SSA (Social Security Administration)
and the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). Through this program, employers can
establish if the information provided by new employees tallies with the one contained in SSA
and DHS files. However, there is no significant difference between Latinos and their male
counterparts in terms of opposing this program. The gender gap in political partisanship and
ideological differences among the Latino populace differ based on national origin group. For
example, women of Puerto Rican and Mexican national origin have a higher likelihood of
identifying with the Democratic Party even as their counterparts of Cuban origin would most
likely find the Republican Party appealing.
Analysis
The author intricately examines more elements of the gender classification of Latinos, as
well as an assessment of the gender variations in Latino political behavior across generational
status, national origin, and foreign born status. The book comes at a time when Latinos and
women in particular are attracting considerable political attention, and more so following their

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Surname 1 Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course Number: 24 June 2016 Book Review Introduction A lot of questions remain unanswered regarding the observable variations in cultural attitudes, voting behavior, and partisanship among women and men. In comparison with the reminder of the population, the Latino community has a lower participation in U.S politics. This is largely the case because the Latino population contains a high proportion of foreign born populations and youths who are not eligible to vote. However, not much research has been conducted with respect to the Latino electorate. Christina E. Bejarano seeks to fill this gap in literature by taking an in-depth examination of the intricate gender differences in the political behavior of the Latino. All this information is captured in her book, “The Latino Gender Gap in U.S. Politics.” Summary Bejarano’s book is more of a political assessment of the diverse Latino population in the United States, along with the associated factors that are likely to affect female and male differences in policy attitudes and voting. Bejarano is an authority on American political issues, given that she holds a PhD in political science from the University of Iowa. Her teaching and research are in the field of American politics, especially on ethnicity/race, gender and political behavior. Her research focus on Latino voters and political candidates in U.S electoral politics thus places her in good stead to examine the issue at l ...
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