02977nam 2200661Ia 450 991045202780332120200520144314.01-280-42344-797866104234460-313-05165-8(CKB)1000000000451722(EBL)491823(OCoLC)61163806(SSID)ssj0000223710(PQKBManifestationID)11210347(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223710(PQKBWorkID)10183105(PQKB)10611855(MiAaPQ)EBC491823(Au-PeEL)EBL491823(CaPaEBR)ebr10349632(CaONFJC)MIL42344(EXLCZ)99100000000045172220030514d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical support in a frustrated America[electronic resource] /Stephen J. FarnsworthWestport, Conn. Praeger20031 online resource (200 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-97729-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-182) and index.Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. A Crisis of Discontent and Alienation?; 2. ""I Pledge Allegiance?"": Support for the Political Regime; 3. ""Broken Branches?"": Support for the Component Parts of Government; 4. ""The Great Destroyer?"": Political Support and the Mass Media; 5. ""Voices in the Wilderness?"": Ordinary Citizens and Political support; 6. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; IndexPublic confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.Legitimacy of governmentsUnited StatesPolitical cultureUnited StatesPolitical leadershipUnited StatesPublic opinionPolitical participationUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009Electronic books.Legitimacy of governmentsPolitical culturePolitical leadershipPublic opinion.Political participationPublic opinion320.973Farnsworth Stephen J.1961-955172MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452027803321Political support in a frustrated America2193502UNINA