Civic talk : peers, politics, and the future of democracy / Casey A. Klofstad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klofstad, Casey A. (Casey Andrew), 1976-

Series:

Social Logic of Politics

The social logic of politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Communication--Political aspects--United States.

Communication.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Does talking about civic issues encourage civic participation? In his innovative book, Civic Talk, Casey Klofstad shows that our discussions about politics and current events with our friends, colleagues, and relatives-""civic talk""-has the ability to turn thought into action-from voting to volunteering in civic organizations.Klofstad's path breaking research is the first to find evidence of a causal relationship between the casual chatting and civic participation. He employs survey information and focus groups consisting of randomly assigned college freshman roommate

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Civic Talk and Civic Participation; 3. Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 4. Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 5. Do You Matter?; 6. Do Your Peers Matter?; 7. The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk; 8. Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy; Appendix A: The Collegiate Social Network Interaction Project (C-SNIP); Appendix B: C-SNIP Panel Survey Questions and Variables; Appendix C: Matching Data Pre-processing; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781280128103

1280128100

9781439902745

1439902747

OCLC:

698590966