Participation in America: political democracy and social equality - Hardcover

Verba, Sidney

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9780060468231: Participation in America: political democracy and social equality

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ISBN 10: 0060468238 ISBN 13: 9780060468231

Publisher: Harper & Row, 1972

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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.

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'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.

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