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"In this 15th edition of Political Behavior of the American Electorate, noted authors Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and Michael Wagner again continue the tradition of Flanigan and Zingale, using American National Election Study data to provide a thorough analysis of the 2020 elections and of American...
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CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Thousand Oaks, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fifteenth edition. |
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"In this 15th edition of Political Behavior of the American Electorate, noted authors Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and Michael Wagner again continue the tradition of Flanigan and Zingale, using American National Election Study data to provide a thorough analysis of the 2020 elections and of American political behavior more generally. The authors explore get-out-the-vote efforts and the reasons people voted the way they did, as well as the nature and impact of partisanship, issues, and news media coverage in 2020-all with an eye toward understanding the trends that led up to the historic results"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 319 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781071822173 1071822179 |
| Index Number: | JK1967 |
| CLC: | D771.224 |
| Call Number: | D771.224/F585/15th ed. |
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Machine generated contents note: Democratic Beliefs and American Democracy -- Are Elections Free and Fair? -- Trust in Government -- Why Is Trust Lower? -- The Impact of Lower Trust -- Attitudes Toward Democracy -- Freedom of Expression and the Press -- Democratic Processes -- Maintaining a Democracy -- Study Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Internet Resources -- Notes -- Electoral Context and Strategy -- The Fundamentals -- The Rules of the Game -- Strategy -- The Unexpected -- Understanding Fundamentals and Winning Elections -- Turnout and Participation in Elections -- Turnout in American Elections -- Voters and Nonvoters -- Race and Institutional Impediments to Turnout -- Restrictions of Suffrage -- Reforms and Institutional Impediments to Voting -- Psychological Motivation, Genetics, and Turnout -- Campaign Activity and Mobilization in American Elections -- Who Participates in Campaigns? -- Unconventional Participation and Social Identity -- Unconventional Participation -- Explaining Unconventional Participation -- Opportunities -- Recruitment and Social Networks -- Motivation and Social Group Identity -- The Use of Violence to Achieve Political Ends -- Unconventional Participation and Democracy -- Partisanship and Party Change -- Party Loyalty and Identification -- Party Identification -- Affective Partisanship -- Voting Behavior -- Are Independents Apolitical? -- Partisans, Realignment, and Party Systems -- Are Conditions Right for a Realignment? -- Partisan Change -- Changes in Individuals Over a Lifetime -- Changes Across Generations -- The Future of Parties and Partisanship -- Public Opinion and Ideology -- The Measurement of Public Opinion -- Public Opinion on Issues -- Domestic Economic Issues -- Racial Justice Issues -- Sociallssues -- Homeland Security, Terrorism, and International Affairs -- Political Ideology -- Public Opinion and Political Leadership -- Political Communication and the Mass Media -- The News Media: Functions, Types, and Users -- Media Bias and Audience Bias -- The News, the Public Agenda, and Partisan Polarization -- Social Media and Contemporary Politics -- Political Communication and Attitude Change in Political Campaigns -- The Impact of Political Campaigns -- The Impact of Debates -- Controlling the Message -- The Special Case of Primary Elections -- Conclusion -- Vote Choice and Electoral Decisions -- Long-Term Determinants of Presidential Vote Choice -- Social Characteristics -- Partisanship and Ideology -- Short-Term Determinants of Presidential Vote Choice -- Candidate Image -- Issue Impact -- Putting It All Together: Predicting Vote Choice -- The Popular Vote and the Electoral College -- Vote Choice in Other Types of Elections -- The Meaning of an Election -- Appendix: Survey Research Methods -- Survey Data Collection -- Sampling -- Questionnaire Constructing -- Interviewing -- Coding -- Validity of Survey Questions -- Validity Versus Continuity -- Notes. |