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Banaszak, Lee Ann, (1998). East - West Differences in German Abortion Opinion.
Public Opinion Quarterly, 62: 545-582.
Abstract: "This article examines East-West differences in abortion opinion in the
German mass public. The article explains East Germans' greater support for abortion
by differences in the social characteristics of individuals and by the social context of
religion and on woman's place in the workforce. Analyses of 1991 survey data indicate
that two main factors explain differences in the abortion opinion of East and
West Germany. First, options on abortion differ primarily as a result of the social
composition of the two societies; secularization and high levels of women's employment
produce more support for abortion in East Germany. Second, separate analyses
in East and West Germany indicate that the significant factors explaining abortion
opinion differed in 1991. For East Germans, women's employment played a significant
role in determining abortion opinion, while religious denomination did not. In
contrast, West Germans are largely unaffected by women's employment status, although
the factors that determine abortion attitudes differ by sex. A replication of the
analysis with 1996 data indicates the growing importance of religion in the East.
However, women's employment continues to be insignificant in explaining abortion
attitudes in West Germany." Banaszak verwendet ausschließlich ALLBUS-Daten der
Jahre 1991, 1994 und 1996
Aufgenommen: 16. Fassung, Juni 2000
Banaszak, Lee Ann, (2006). The Gendering State and Citizens' Attitudes toward
Women's Roles: State Policy, Employment, and Religion in Germany. Politics &
Gender, 2: 29-55.
Abstract: "This study explores how the state genders citizens' attitudes toward women
by examining differences between East and West Germany in gender role attitudes
since unification. Compared to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), the
German Democratic Republic (GDR) was a stronger supporter of women's employment,
although the two countries did not differ greatly in their policies on women's
roles within the family. Using four waves of the German Social Survey (ALLBUS), I
examine whether East-West differences in gender role attitudes are explained by: 1)
institutional learning (socialization under a particular regime) or 2) compositional
effects (variation in the distribution of causal factors, specifically women's employment
or religious affiliation). Analyses suggest that both types of factors influenced
East-West differences in gender role attitudes. Even when other characteristics are
included in the model, East and West Germans continue to differ in their gender role
attitudes. Women's employment and religiosity-both heavily influenced by GDR
policies-continue to play a large role in determining gender role attitudes even 15
years after unification. The results suggest that gendered state policies are reflected
in citizens' gender role attitudes both directly and through changes in the social characteristics
of the population."