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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Toward a Theory of Urban Political Behavior -- 3. The Site of the Study -- 4. Ghetto-Specific Behaviors in Black and White -- 5. Neighborhood Poverty and Social Isolation in Inner-City America -- 6. Neighborhood Poverty and Political Participation -- 7. Does Family Context Matter? -- 8. The Impact of Neighborhoods, Families and Social Isolation on Political Behavior -- 9. National Urban Policy and Political Behavior in Inner-City Communities -- Appendix A: Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Methodological Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- I: Introduction -- 1. A Theory of Political Alienation -- II: On the Limitations of Traditional Approaches to the Study of Political Alienation -- Introduction -- Contexts and Methods of Research: Notes on the Data Chapters of this book -- 2. Socio-Cultural and Political Alienation -- 3. Social Background Factors and Political Alienation -- III: On the Psycho-Political Process of Alienation -- 4. The Process of Political Alienation -- 5. Psycho-Political Correlates of Political Alienation In Four Urban Communities -- 6. On the Causes and Expression of Political Alienation among American University Students -- 7. Political Alienation among Political Scientists and Sociologists -- IV: On the Consequences of Political Alienation -- 8. The Consequences of Alienation: A Theory of Alienated Political Behavior -- 9. Alienation and the Adoption of Basic Political Orientations in a University Community -- 10. Alienation and the Adoption of Basic Political Orientations in Black Communities -- 11. Alienation and Communications Behavior -- 12. From Political Alienation to Revolutionary Support -- 13. Get Involved! and Get Alienated? Political Involvement and Political Alienation in Urban Communities -- V: Conclusion -- 14. From the Lonely Crowd to the Strident Society -- Notes -- Methods Appendix -- Index

"Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior examines the political behavior of various groups in the United States in an effort to demonstrate how demographic backgrounds and socialization affect political behavior. Media coverage has disproportionately focused on the red state versus blue state divide, leaving the impression that American political behavior is determined solely by place of residence. This, however, ignores the numerous other political divides that exist in the United States today. In order to better conceptualize the landscape of American political behavior, Patrick Fisher analyzes the political gaps in six different demographics-income, religion, gender, race, age, and geography-and examines the effect these political gaps have on public opinion, policy, and party positioning. Written in an accessible fashion, Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior uses contemporary examples and data from the 2008 and 2012 elections to help readers understand how and why demographic background has the potential to greatly influence political opinions and behavior"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO GAPOLOGY -- The Concept of "Gapology" -- The United States in Red and Blue -- A Culture War? -- The Gapology of American Politics -- CHAPTER 2: THE INCOME GAP -- Income and American Political Behavior -- The Income Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections -- Income and Public Policy Preferences -- The Education Gap -- The Significance of the Income Gap -- CHAPTER 3: THE RELIGION GAP -- Religion and American Political Behavior -- The Religion Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections -- Religion and Public Policy Preferences -- Religion and the Cultural Divide -- The Changing Dynamic of the Religion Gap -- The Significance of the Religion Gap -- CHAPTER 4: THE GENDER GAP -- Gender and American Political Behavior -- The Gender Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections -- Gender and Public Policy Preferences -- The Marriage Gap -- The Significance of the Gender Gap -- CHAPTER 5: THE RACE GAP -- Race and American Political Behavior -- The Race Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections -- Race and Public Policy Preferences -- The Significance of the Race Gap -- CHAPTER 6: THE AGE GAP -- Age and American Political Behavior -- The Age Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections -- Age and Public Policy Preferences -- The Significance of the Age Gap -- CHAPTER 7: THE GEOGRAPHY GAP -- Geography and American Political Behavior -- Geography and Public Policy Preferences -- The Significance of the Geography Gap -- CHAPTER 8: THE IMPLICATIONS OF GAPOLOGY -- The Gaps and Vote Choice -- The Gaps and Public Policy Preferences -- The Significance of Gapology -- Appendix: Exit Polls, 1980-2012 -- Discussion Questions -- Index

An examination of how and why various US demographic groups are politically distinct and how these groups' behavior can influence public opinion, policy, and party positioning.

The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary approach blending the fields of community psychology, sociology, and political science.

Contents: Acknowledgments. I. Introduction. II. The Primary Groups and Politics. III. Experiments and the Political Process: 1. The Culture of the Laboratory. IV. Experiments and the Political Process: 2: Bridging the Gap. V. The Concept of Leadership. VI. Leadership: Affective and Instrumental, 1. VII. Leadership: Affective and Instrumental, 2. VIII. Leadership and the Norms of the Group. IX. The Participation Hypothesis, 1: Application of a Small Group Finding. X. The Participation Hypothesis, 2: The Generality of a Small Group Finding. XI. A Concluding Note. Bibliography. Index. Originall

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior explores the intersection of psychology, political science, sociology, and human behavior. This encyclopedia integrates theories, research, and case studies from a variety of disciplines that inform this established area of study. Aimed at college and university students, this one-of-a-kind book covers voting patterns, interactions between groups, what makes different types of government systems appealing to different societies, and the impact of early childhood development on political beliefs, among others. Topics explored by political psychologists are of great interest in fields beyond either psychology or political science, with implications, for instance, within business and management.

This book presents a unique analysis of the effects of individuals' gendered personality traits on their political attitudes and behavior. The empirical analyses demonstrate that, regardless of biological sex, individuals' levels of masculine and feminine personality traits help to determine their party identification, vote choice, ideology, and political engagement.

This work presents a unique analysis of the effects of individuals' gendered personality traits on their political attitudes and behaviour. The empirical analyses demonstrate that, regardless of biological sex, individuals levels of masculine and feminine personality traits help to determine their party identification, vote choice, ideology, and political engagement

"Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior is the first study in more than 30 years to investigate the broad significance of personality traits for mass political behavior. Drawing on the Big Five personality trait framework, Jeffery J. Mondak argues that attention to personality provides a valuable means to integrate biological and environmental influences in rich, nuanced theories and empirical tests of the antecedents of political behavior. Development of such holistic accounts is critical, Mondak contends, if inquiry is to move beyond simple "blank slate" environmental depictions of political engagement. Analyses examining multiple facets of political information, political attitudes, and participation reveal that the Big Five trait dimensions - openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability - produce both direct and indirect effects on a wide range of political phenomena"--