
The Politics of Millennials
Political Beliefs and Policy Preferences of America's Most Diverse Generation
The University of Michigan Press
Published on 9. August 2018
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-472-13107-5 (ISBN)
Description
Today the Millennial generation, the cohort born from the early 1980s to the late 1990s, is the largest generation in the United States. It exceeds one-quarter of the population and is the most diverse generation in U.S. history. Millennials grew up experiencing September 11, the global proliferation of the Internet and of smart phones, and the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Their young adulthood has been marked by rates of unemployment and underemployment surpassing those of their parents and grandparents, making them the first generation in the modern era to have higher rates of poverty than their predecessors at the same age. The Politics of Millennials explores the factors that shape the Millennial generation's unique political identity, how this identity conditions political choices, and how this cohort's diversity informs political attitudes and beliefs. Few scholars have empirically identified and studied the political attitudes and policy preferences of Millennials, despite the size and influence of this generation. This book explores politics from a generational perspective, first, and then combines this with other group identities that include race and ethnicity to bring a new perspective to how we examine identity politics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
49 charts, 28 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-472-13107-5 (9780472131075)
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Stella M. Rouse is Associate Professor of Government and Politics and Director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland.
Ashley D. Ross is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences and a Fellow with the Center for Texas Beaches & Shores at Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Ashley D. Ross is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences and a Fellow with the Center for Texas Beaches & Shores at Texas A&M University at Galveston.