Description
This book provides the first solid, generalizable evidence of the influence of an adolescent's surroundings on adult political behavior. It offers a significant contribution to the study of voter turnout by showing how citizen duty is a factor in predicting political participation. -- Richard Niemi, University of Rochester Why We Vote makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ways community contexts prompt voting. This clear and compelling analysis will add energy to the resurgence of interest in the study of political socialization. -- Joseph Kahne, Mills College
About the Author
David E. Campbell is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is a coauthor of "Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It" and "The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools" as well as a coeditor of "Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education".
Reviews
"[A]n impressive study... Extremely compelling and provocative... Why We Vote challenges us to think seriously about the role of schools in society."--Andre Blais, Science Magazine "In this examination of public engagement in the United States today, Campbell ... argues that voter turnout is affected not only by people's desire to protect their own interests -- the view traditionally taken by political scientists -- but by their feelings of civic obligation as well."--Education Week
Book Information
ISBN 9780691138299
Author David E. Campbell
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 397g