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Political behavior of the American electorate / Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Michael W. Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth, author.
- Wagner, Michael W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fifteenth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 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
- ch. 2 Electoral Context and Strategy
- The Fundamentals
- The Rules of the Game
- Strategy
- The Unexpected
- Understanding Fundamentals and Winning Elections
- ch. 3 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?
- ch. 4 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
- ch. 5 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
- ch. 6 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
- ch. 7 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
- ch. 8 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781071822173
- 1071822179
- OCLC:
- 1258042916
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