Broken Contract?

Introduction - change and the American electorate, Stephen C. Craig. Part 1 Attitudes: looking at leviathan - dimensions of opinion about big government, Linda L.M. Bennett and Stephen Earl Bennett; the angry voter - politics and popular discontent in the 1990s, S.C. Craig; economic change and the middle-class revolt against the Democratic Party, Ruy Teixeira. Part 2 Involvement: the sixth American party system - electoral change, 1952-1992, John H. Aldrich and Richard G. Niemi; public judgement and political engagement in the 1992 election, Randolph C. Horn and M. Margaret Conway; who's talking?, who's listening? - the new politics of radio and television talk shows, Diana Owen; citizens for Perot - assessing patterns of alienation and activism, Lonna R. Atkeson et al. Part 3 Groups: the gender gap - a manifestation of women's dissatisfaction with the American polity?, Janet Clark and Cal Clark; the religious vote in American politics - value conflict, continuity and change, Allen Hertzke and David Rausch; the social contract in black and white - racial differences in evaluations of government, Timothy A. Bledsoe et al. Part 4 Linkage: the electoral connection - images of US senators and representatives, Glenn R. Parker and Charles J. Barrilleaux; from Ward Heelers to public-relations experts - the parties' response to mass politics, Paul S. Herrnson et al; who's the boss? - direct democracy and popular control of government, Jack Citrin.