03257nam 2200697Ia 450 991078532160332120230725025653.01-280-12810-01-4399-0274-7(CKB)2670000000059323(EBL)713726(OCoLC)698590966(SSID)ssj0000605802(PQKBManifestationID)12196545(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000605802(PQKBWorkID)10575362(PQKB)10647417(SSID)ssj0000467706(PQKBManifestationID)11290583(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467706(PQKBWorkID)10505475(PQKB)11418882(MiAaPQ)EBC713726(OCoLC)703883827(MdBmJHUP)muse13385(Au-PeEL)EBL713726(CaPaEBR)ebr10436250(CaONFJC)MIL353198(EXLCZ)99267000000005932320100506d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivic talk[electronic resource] peers, politics, and the future of democracy /Casey A. KlofstadPhiladelphia Temple University Press20101 online resource (200 p.)The social logic of politicsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4399-0273-9 1-4399-0272-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Civic Talk and Civic Participation; 3. Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 4. Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 5. Do You Matter?; 6. Do Your Peers Matter?; 7. The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk; 8. Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy; Appendix A: The Collegiate Social Network Interaction Project (C-SNIP); Appendix B: C-SNIP Panel Survey Questions and Variables; Appendix C: Matching Data Pre-processing; References; IndexDoes talking about civic issues encourage civic participation? In his innovative book, Civic Talk, Casey Klofstad shows that our discussions about politics and current events with our friends, colleagues, and relatives-""civic talk""-has the ability to turn thought into action-from voting to volunteering in civic organizations.Klofstad's path breaking research is the first to find evidence of a causal relationship between the casual chatting and civic participation. He employs survey information and focus groups consisting of randomly assigned college freshman roommateSocial Logic of PoliticsCommunication in politicsUnited StatesCommunicationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesCommunication in politicsCommunicationPolitical aspectsPolitical participation320.97301/4Klofstad Casey A(Casey Andrew),1976-1475512MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785321603321Civic talk3689739UNINA