Participation in America: Political Democracy and Social Equality - Softcover

Verba, Sidney; Nie, Norman H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226852962 ISBN 13: 9780226852966

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1987

Synopsis

Participation in America represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life. Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie addresses the question of who participates in the American democratic process, how, and with what effects. They distinguish four kinds of political participation: voting, campaigning, communal activity, and interaction with a public official to achieve a personal goal. Using a national sample survey and interviews with leaders in 64 communities, the authors investigate the correlation between socioeconomic status and political participation. Recipient of the Kammerer Award (1972), Participation in America provides fundamental information about the nature of American democracy.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Participation in America' represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life.

About the Author:

Sidney Verba is the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor of government at Harvard University.Norman H. Nie is professor of political science at the University of Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0226852962
• ISBN 13: 9780226852966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452