LEADER 03291nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910459503503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-12810-0 010 $a1-4399-0274-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059323 035 $a(EBL)713726 035 $a(OCoLC)698590966 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000605802 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12196545 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000605802 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10575362 035 $a(PQKB)10647417 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467706 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11290583 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467706 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10505475 035 $a(PQKB)11418882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713726 035 $a(OCoLC)703883827 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13385 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL713726 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10436250 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL353198 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059323 100 $a20100506d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCivic talk$b[electronic resource] $epeers, politics, and the future of democracy /$fCasey A. Klofstad 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 0 $aThe social logic of politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4399-0273-9 311 $a1-4399-0272-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aDoes talking about civic issues encourage civic participation? In his innovative book, Civic Talk, Casey Klofstad shows that our discussions about politics and current events with our friends, colleagues, and relatives-""civic talk""-has the ability to turn thought into action-from voting to volunteering in civic organizations.Klofstad's path breaking research is the first to find evidence of a causal relationship between the casual chatting and civic participation. He employs survey information and focus groups consisting of randomly assigned college freshman roommate 410 0$aSocial Logic of Politics 606 $aCommunication in politics$zUnited States 606 $aCommunication$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommunication in politics 615 0$aCommunication$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical participation 676 $a320.97301/4 700 $aKlofstad$b Casey A$g(Casey Andrew),$f1976-$01034527 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459503503321 996 $aCivic talk$92453708 997 $aUNINA