Party Images in the American Electorate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brewer, Mark D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratic Party (U.S.)--Public opinion.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Public opinion.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Political parties--United States--Public opinion.

Political parties.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theis book systematically examines the substance, evolution, and manipulation of party images within the American public over the last half century, both within the public as a whole and within important subgroups based on class, race and ethnicity, sex, and religiosity. Ultimately, this important book investigates how these party images are tied into the story of party polarization and how they affect electoral outcomes in the United States.

Contents:

Pictures of parties

Party images in the electorate as a whole

Party images and the class cleavage

Party images and race and ethnicity

Party images and sex

Party images and religious salience

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-114) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786611931209

0-203-88449-3

1-281-93120-9

1-135-89546-5

1-135-89545-7

9780203884492

OCLC:

318632846