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Becoming right : how campuses shape young conservatives / Amy J. Binder and Kate Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binder, Amy J., 1964- author.
- Wood, Kate, 1980- author.
- Series:
- Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
- Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology ; 54
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- College students--Political activity--United States.
- College students.
- Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Conservative pundits allege that the pervasive liberalism of America's colleges and universities has detrimental effects on undergraduates, most particularly right-leaning ones. Yet not enough attention has actually been paid to young conservatives to test these claims-until now. In Becoming Right, Amy Binder and Kate Wood carefully explore who conservative students are, and how their beliefs and political activism relate to their university experiences. Rich in interviews and insight, Becoming Right illustrates that the diverse conservative movement evolving among toda
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Who are conservative students?
- Sponsored conservatism: the landscape of national conservative organizations
- How conservatives think about campus: the effects of college reputations, social scenes, and academics on student experience
- Provoking liberals and campaigning for republicans: two conservative styles at the Western public universities
- Civilized discourse, highbrow provocation, and a fuller embrace of campaigning: three conservative styles at Eastern elite university
- Conservative femininity
- The theory behind the findings: how studying college conservatives extends our understanding of higher education, politics, and culture.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283804257
- 1283804255
- 9781400844876
- 1400844878
- OCLC:
- 845246846
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