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9781405191265: Democracy and Disenfranchisement: 64 (Journal of Social Issues)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405191260 ISBN 13: 9781405191265
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

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 class
  • Examines 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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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

American democracy depends upon voting, yet for the individual, the benefits of voting appear largely intangible. In the present collection, 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 class. Voting is shaped, too, by institutions including schools and the media, and, evidently, by the laws and practices of government. A reciprocal relationship 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.

From the Inside Flap

American democracy depends upon voting, yet for the individual, the benefits of voting appear largely intangible. In the present collection, 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 class. Voting is shaped, too, by institutions including schools and the media, and, evidently, by the laws and practices of government. A reciprocal relationship 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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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1405191260
ISBN 13 
9781405191265
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
300
Editor
Lanning Kevin, Hoyle Rick H.