Screen LibraryRich voter, poor voter, red voter, blue voter : social class and voting behavior in contemporary America /
"This book examines the changing relationship between social class and voting behavior in contemporary America. At the end of the 20th century, working-class white voters were significantly more Democratic than their middle-class counterparts, as they had been since the 1930s. By the second dec...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book examines the changing relationship between social class and voting behavior in contemporary America. At the end of the 20th century, working-class white voters were significantly more Democratic than their middle-class counterparts, as they had been since the 1930s. By the second decade of the 21st century, that long-standing relationship had reversed: Republicans now do better among working-class whites. While Trump accentuated this trend, the change began before 2016, something that has not been fully appreciated or understood. Charles Prysby analyzes this development in America |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 174 pages : forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780367334291 (paperback) : 0367334291 (paperback) 9780367334284 (hardback) 0367334283 (hardback) 9780429319822 (electronic book) 0429319827 (electronic book) 9781000063530 (Adobe electronic book) 1000063534 (Adobe electronic book) 9781000063554 (mobi) 1000063550 (mobi) 9781000063578 (electronic publication) 1000063577 (electronic publication) |
| Index Number: | JK1967 |
| CLC: |
D771.261 D771.224 |
| Call Number: | D771.224/P973 |
| Contents: | A changing class alignment? -- Conceptualizing social class -- Class and voting in modern American politics -- Race, class, and the politics of white identity -- Cultural issues, class, and voting -- Economic issues, social class, and voting -- Analyzing the 2012 and 2016 Presidential elections -- Conclusion: Social class and voting in the 21st century. |