Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American PoliticsThis book confirms Alexis de Tocqueville’s idea, dating back a century and a half, that American democracy is rooted in civil society. Citizens’ involvement in family, school, work, voluntary associations, and religion has a significant impact on their participation as voters, campaigners, donors, community activists, and protesters. |
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... Attitudes of Voters and the Whole Population 205 7.3 What Respondents Say : Issue - Based Political Activity 221 7.4 What Liberals and Conservatives Say : Issue - Based Political Activity 224 8.1 Political Activities by Race 233 8.2 ...
... Attitude Positions : OLS Regression 404 14.5 Predicting Overall Activity by Participatory Factors and Extreme Attitude Positions on Vietnam and Government Positions on Jobs : OLS Regression 409 14.6 Issue Engagement and Participation ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The World of Participation | 35 |
How Much? About What? | 49 |
3 | 56 |
A Report from Activists | 97 |
Recruiting Political Activists | 133 |
Participation and Representation | 161 |
Who Participates? Economic Circumstances and Needs | 186 |
Civic Skills | 304 |
Resources Engagement and Political Activity | 334 |
Institutions and Recruitment | 369 |
1 | 372 |
Participation and the Politics of Issue Engagement | 391 |
The Roots | 416 |
Participation Representation and Democracy | 461 |
Voice and Equality in Democratic | 509 |