New Engagement? - Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen

Zusatztext "This book is an outstanding study of shifting patterns of civic engagement among successive generations of American citizens. A key finding: generational differences matter, and we should pay more attention to indications of declining political involvement among young adults."--William A. Galston, Saul Stern Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Informationen zum Autor Cliff Zukin is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He is President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Scott Keeter is Director of Survey Research at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. Molly W. Andolina is Assistant Professor of Political Science at DePaul University. Krista Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Michael X. Delli Carpini is Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext In searching for answers as to why young people differ vastly from their parents and grandparents when it comes to turning out the vote, A New Engagement challenges the conventional wisdom that today's youth is plagued by a severe case of political apathy. In order to understand the current nature of citizen engagement, it is critical to separate political from civic engagement. Using the results from an original set of surveys and the authors' own primary research, they conclude that while older citizens participate by voting, young people engage by volunteering and being active in their communities. Zusammenfassung Seeking answers as to why young people differ from their parents when it comes to turning out the vote, this title aims to challenge the conventional wisdom that the youth is plagued by a severe case of political apathy. It concludes that, while older citizens participate by voting, young people engage by being active in their communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword/Acknowledgements Acknowledgements 1: Introduction 2: Coming of Age in a Post Boomer World 3: Engagement in Public Life 4: Through the Looking Glass 5: Generational Pathways to Participation 6: Where do Young People Stand Politically? 7: Civic Engagement, Political Engagement and Generational Change Appendix Notes Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: Molly Andolina, Molly (Assistant Professor of Political Science Andolina, Andolina Molly, Michael X. Delli Carpini, Michael X. (Dean Delli Carpini, Krista Jenkins, Krista (Associate Professor of Political Science Jenkins, Jenkins Krista, Scott Keeter, Scott (Associate Director Keeter, Keeter Scott, Cliff Zukin, Cliff (Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Zukin, Cliff Keeter Zukin, Zukin Cliff
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780195183160
• ISBN: 978-0-19-518316-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Civil rights & citizenship, Elections & referenda, Civics and citizenship, Elections and referenda / suffrage