Democracy and Disenfranchisement

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

AvKevin Lanning,Rick H. Hoyle,USA) Lanning, Kevin (Florida Atlantic University,USA) Hoyle, Rick H. (Duke University,Rick H Hoyle

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Psychologists, political scientists, and experts in election law present a multidisciplinary perspective on voting. Personality characteristics such as motivation, values, and efficacy are considered, as are demographic variables such as education, age, and social classExamines the reciprocal relationship that exists in the functions of voting for individual and society: the interplay between persons and institutions gives rise to the perception that a government is or is not legitimate, and to the sense that an individual does, or does not, belong

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Utgivningsdatum2008-10-24
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieJournal of Social Issues
Antal sidor300
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781405191265

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Kevin Lanning received his PhD from UC Berkeley and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. His research examines personality measurement, personality development and the structure of sociopolitical attitudes. A resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, he is a voting rights activist and the author of a number of editorial pieces on election reform. Lanning recently edited a special issue of the SPSSI electronic journal ASAP on the Social Psychology of the 2004 US Presidential Election.

INTRODUCTIONDemocracy, Voting, and Disenfranchisement in the United States: A Social Psychological Perspective 431Kevin LanningNORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES: THE FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONThe Psychology of Enfranchisement: Engaging and Fostering Inclusion of Members through Voting and Decision-Making Procedures 447Celia M. Gonzalez and Tom R. TylerA Game-Theoretic View of Voting 467Joachim I. Brueger and Melissa AcevedoElectoral Simultaneity: Expressing Equal Respect 487Dennis F. ThompsonDIFFERENTIAL PERSPECTIVES: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VOTERThe Psychological and Institutional Determinants of Early Voting 503Paul Gronke and Daniel Krantz ToffeyWhy Do People Vote? A Psychological Analysis of the Causes of Voter Turnout 525Joshua Harder and Jon A. KrosnickBeliefs about Deliberation: Personal and Normative Dimensions 551Eugene Borgida, Keilah A. Worth, Brad Lippmann, Damla Ergun, and James FarrDYNAMIC PERSPECTIVES: THE ROOTS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPolitical Participation and Cumulative Disadvantage: The Impact of Economic and Social Hardship on Young Citizens 571Julianna Sandell Pacheco and Eric PultzerThe "Antidemocratic Personality" Revisited: A Cross-NationalInvestigation of Working-Class Authoritarianism 595Jaime L. Napier and John T. JostRace and Redistricting: What the Print Media Conveys to the Public about the Role of Race 619Damla Ergun, Grace Deason, Eugene Borgida, and Guy-Uriel CharlesCOMMENTARYWill Democracy Win? 639Gina V. Caprara2007 SPSSI PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSIntroduction to Irene Hanson Frieze's SPSSI Presidential Address 661Marybeth ShinnSocial Policy, Feminism, and Research on Violence in Close Relationships 665Irene H. Frieze