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Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life by David E. Campbell (Paperback, 2008)
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Why do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? Why We Vote demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Much of the research on political participation has found that levels of participation are higher in diverse communities where issues important to voters are hotly contested. In this well-argued book, David Campbell finds support for this view, but also shows that homogenous communities often have very high levels of civic participation despite a lack of political conflict. Campbell maintains that this sense of civic duty springs not only from one's current social environment, but also from one's early influences. The degree to which people feel a sense of civic obligation stems, in part, from their adolescent experience. Being raised and thus socialized in a community with strong civic norms leads people to be civically engaged in adulthood. Campbell demonstrates how the civic norms within one's high school impact individuals' civic involvement--even a decade and a half after those individuals have graduated. Efforts within America's high schools to enhance young people's sense of civic responsibility could have a participatory payoff in years to come, the book concludes; thus schools would do well to focus more attention on building civic norms among their students.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691138299
eBay Product ID (ePID)94498246
Product Key Features
Number of Pages280 Pages
Publication NameWhy We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitics, Advertising
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaCitizenship
AuthorDavid E. Campbell
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight397 g
Item Width152 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid E. Campbell
Series TitlePrinceton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives
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