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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

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

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