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Beyond the Electoral Connection : A Reassessment of the Role of Voting in Contemporary American Politics / Kim Ezra Shienbaum.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shienbaum, Kim Ezra, Author.
- Series:
- Anniversary Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p.) : 10 illus.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- American voting behavior has long been paradoxical. Although levels of voter participation increase with age, income, and education, middle and upper-class voters still tend to cast their ballots by "image" rather than issue. This book provides a comprehensive analysis and systematic explanation of this fundamental paradox.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Who Votes and Why: A Critical Look at the Consensus and Revisionist Views
- 2. Voting as an Act of Political Ritualism
- 3. Extra-Electoral Participatory Activity
- 4. The Symbolism of Elections and the Ritualism of Voting
- 5. The Role of Elections in American Democracy
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781512807509
- 1512807508
- OCLC:
- 979911608
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