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The social citizen : peer networks and political behavior /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinclair, Betsy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Series:Chicago studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Political participation > United States.
Social networks > United States.
Voting > Social aspects > United States.
Social pressure.
Table of Contents:
  • Social pressure and participatory democracy
  • Voting together: do the neighbors know we voted?
  • Social campaign giving: could you please take out your checkbook?
  • Candidate choice: what makes a Democrat vote like a Republican?
  • Peer-pressured party identification: the elephant in the room
  • Conclusion: social pressure and the democratic experiment.