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  • See Jane Run

    How Women Politicians Matter for Young People

    The definitive analysis of how the presence of women politicians affects young people.From Kamala Harris to Nikki Haley, women in public life are widely expected to inspire young people, especially girls, to follow in their footsteps. See Jane Run provides the definitive analysis of women politicians as role models. With wide-ranging data and attention to gender, race, and party, David E. Campbell ... Read more

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  • American Grace

    How Religion Divides and Unites Us

    American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America.Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation’s religious landscape has been reshaped.America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the 1960s, religious observance plummeted. Then in ... Read more

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  • Secular Surge

    A New Fault Line in American Politics

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
    American society is rapidly secularizing–a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity–and politics is a big part of the reason. Just as, forty years ago, the Religious Right arose as a new political movement, today secularism is gaining traction as a distinct and politically energized identity. This book examines the political causes and political consequences of this ... Read more

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  • Seeking the Promised Land

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
    Mormons have long had an outsized presence in American culture and politics, but they remain largely unknown to most Americans. Recent years have seen the political prominence of Mormons taken to a new level - including the presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney, the prominent involvement of Mormons in the campaign for California's Proposition 8 (anti-gay marriage), and the ascendancy of ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Zoe's Fright Night

    Zoe’s Fright NightBy: David E. Campbell Zoe the Firefly is afraid of the dark. In the big backyard, many things seem like monsters to Zoe’s imagination. But when she looks just a little bit closer, she realizes there’s nothing to be scared of. There is nothing in the dark that is not there during the day. About the AuthorDavid E. Campbell came up with Zoe to help his children. He hopes Zoe ... Read more

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  • Making Civics Count

    Citizenship Education for a New Generation

    "By nearly every measure, Americans are less engaged in their communities and political activity than generations past.” So write the editors of this volume, who survey the current practices and history of citizenship education in the United States.They argue that the current period of “creative destruction”—when schools are closing and opening in response to reform mandates—is an ideal time to ... Read more

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  • Why We Vote

    How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life

    Series series Princeton Studies in American Politics
    Why do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? Why We Vote demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms.Much of the research on political participation has found that levels of participation are higher in ... Read more

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    American Grace

    How Religion Divides and Unites Us

    Unabridged

    18 hours 55 min

    American Grace takes its findings from two of the largest, most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America, plus in-depth studies of diverse congregations—among them a megachurch, a Mormon congregation, a Catholic parish, a reform Jewish synagogue, and an African American congregation.From abortion to gay marriage to feminism, this book shows how religion has ... Read more

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  • Public Opinion

    Public Opinion is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of public opinion in the United States. Drawing on scholarship in political science, psychology, sociology, and communications, the authors explore the nature of political and social attitudes in the United States and how these attitudes are shaped by various institutions, with an emphasis on mass media. The book also serves as a ... Read more

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  • Anger and Racial Politics

    The Emotional Foundation of Racial Attitudes in America

    Politicians, scholars, and pundits often disagree about whether race has been injected into a political campaign or policy debate. Some have suspected that race sometimes enters into politics even when political elites avoid using racial cues or racially coded language. Anger and Racial Politics provides a theoretical framework for understanding the emotional conditions under which this effect ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Black–Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics

    Beyond Conflict or Cooperation

    Social science research has frequently found conflict between Latinos and African Americans in urban politics and governance, as well as in the groups' attitudes toward one another. Rodney E. Hero and Robert R. Preuhs analyze whether conflict between these two groups is also found in national politics. Based on extensive evidence on the activities of minority advocacy groups in national politics ... Read more

    $30.39 USD