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Looks at the major concepts and characteristics that shape Americans' responses to politics. The authors describe such political trends as the decline in voter turnout, the drop in voter attachment to political parties, and the loss of trust in government, documenting them with longitudinal data, viewing them in the broader context of political changes during the 200 years of the Republic, and describing their implications for American democracy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• Tables and Figures(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xv)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Political Culture and American Democracy(p. 7)
• Fair, Free, and Competitive Elections(p. 8)
• Political Culture(p. 12)
• Democratic Beliefs and Values(p. 13)
• System Support(p. 17)
• Citizen Roles and Political Participation(p. 20)
• Childhood Socialization(p. 22)
• Maintaining a Democracy(p. 25)
• Chapter 2 Suffrage and Turnout(p. 31)
• Extensions of Suffrage(p. 31)
• Restrictions on Suffrage(p. 34)
• Turnout in American Elections Historically(p. 36)
• High- and Low-Stimulus Elections(p. 40)
• Voters and Nonvoters(p. 42)
• Registration as a Barrier to Voting(p. 48)
• Recent Changes in Turnout(p. 50)
• Chapter 3 Partisanship(p. 57)
• Party Loyalty(p. 57)
• Party Identification(p. 59)
• Types of Electoral Change(p. 63)
• Party Systems and Realignments(p. 65)
• Has There Been a Realignment?(p. 73)
• The Future of the Two-Party System(p. 73)
• Chapter 4 Partisans and Partisan Change(p. 77)
• Voting Behavior(p. 77)
• Are Independents Apolitical?(p. 83)
• Partisan Change(p. 88)
• Chapter 5 Social Characteristics of Partisans and Independents(p. 99)
• The Social Composition of Partisan Groups(p. 102)
• Social Group Analysis(p. 104)
• Social Cross-Pressures(p. 112)
• Chapter 6 Public Opinion and Ideology(p. 117)
• The Measurement of Public Opinion(p. 119)
• Domestic Economic Issues(p. 120)
• Racial Issues(p. 124)
• Social Issues(p. 129)
• Foreign Affairs(p. 133)
• Issues and Partisanship(p. 136)
• Political Ideology(p. 137)
• Public Opinion and Political Leadership(p. 144)
• Chapter 7 Political Communication and the Mass Media(p. 149)
• Functions of Opinions for Individuals(p. 150)
• Opinion Consistency and Dissonance(p. 151)
• Political Communication and Attitude Change(p. 152)
• Attention to the Media(p. 155)
• The Media and Presidential Approval Ratings(p. 159)
• Campaigns(p. 162)
• Presidential Primary Campaigns(p. 171)
• Campaign Strategy(p. 174)
• Chapter 8 Vote Choice and Electoral Decisions(p. 179)
• Candidate Image(p. 180)
• Party Image(p. 184)
• Issue Impact(p. 186)
• Determinants of Vote Choice(p. 191)
• The Popular Vote and the Electoral College(p. 195)
• Vote Choice in Other Types of Elections(p. 198)
• The Meaning of an Election(p. 200)
• Appendix Survey Research Methods(p. 205)
• Sampling(p. 206)
• Questionnaire Constructing(p. 208)
• Interviewing(p. 209)
• Coding(p. 210)
• Validity of Survey Questions(p. 210)
• Validity versus Continuity(p. 212)
• Index(p. 215)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

William H. Flanigan is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota
Nancy H. Zingale is professor of political science at the University of St. Thomas.