The social side of politics / [edited by] Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota, Christopher Uggen, University of Minnesota.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartmann, Douglas, editor.

Uggen, Christopher, editor.

Series:

Society pages (Series) (New York, N.Y.)

The society pages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political sociology.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 239 pages ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014]

Summary:

the social side of politics is the first volume in The Society Pages-series. Offering a comprehensive view of how sociologists think about and research politics, the essays in the book illustrate how the ties between sociology and politics extend well beyond social movements and liberal ideologies, spanning everything from public opinion polling to the ways in which demographic and social trends affect voting and representation. Drawing millions of visitors each year, The Society Pages is the largest and most visible collection of sociological material on the web. The new book series assembles the best original content from The Society Pages website in key thematic collections. With contributions from leading scholars and a provocative collection of discussion topics and group activities, this innovative new series provides an accessible and affordable entry point for strong sociological perspectives on topics of immediate social import and public relevance. Book jacket.

Contents:

Power, sociologically speaking / Vincent J. Roscigno

Polling, politics, and the populace according to Goren, Schuman, and Smith / Kyle Green

Social fact: those who can, vote? / Deborah Carr

Movements + elections = democracy / Steven Buechler

Obama era, the 2012 election, and systemic racism / Joe R. Feagin

Social functions of religion in American political culture / Joseph Gerteis

Politics and sports: strange, secret bedfellows / Kyle Green, Douglas Hartmann

Facebook's impact on American politics / Jose Marichal

Laughter and the political landscape / Sarah Lageson, Sinan Erensu, Kyle Green

Paradoxes of Black Republicans / Corey Fields

Let Herman be Herman: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and the utility of blackness for the political right / Enid Logan

Perils of transcendence / Andra Gillespie

Sociology of silver / Andrew Lindner

Joe Soss on American poverty governance, as it is and as it might be / Sarah Shannon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393920376

0393920372

OCLC:

854956960

Publisher Number:

40024460959