Civic talk [[electronic resource] ] : peers, politics, and the future of democracy / / Casey A. Klofstad

• Autore: Klofstad Casey A (Casey Andrew), <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.97301/4
• Soggetto topico: Communication in politics - United States; Communication - Political aspects - United States; Political participation - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Does 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic talk
• ISBN: 1-280-12810-0; 1-4399-0274-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785321603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social Logic of Politics