Making Citizens
Political Socialization Research and Beyond
1st Edition
Published on 24. January 2017
XII, 253 pages
978-3-319-50243-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book assembles what political scientists, sociologists, and communication analysts have learned in almost six decades of research on political socialization (the lifelong process by which we acquire political beliefs). It also explores how people develop political values, attitudes, identities, and behavioral dispositions. Of particular interest to Philo C. Wasburn and Tawnya J. Adkins Covert is the process by which people are made into active citizens who are politically interested, informed, partisan, tolerant, and engaged. Finally, Wasburn and Adkins Covert identify some suggestions for institutional change that would lead to "better" citizenship.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XII, 253 p. 1 illus.
File size
3,22 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-50243-4 (9783319502434)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-50243-4
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Philo C. Wasburn | Tawnya J. Adkins Covert
Making Citizens
Political Socialization Research and Beyond
Book
02/2017
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
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Persons
Philo C. Wasburn is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purdue University, USA. He holds a PhD in sociology from Cornell University, USA, and an MA and BA in philosophy from the University of Michigan, USA.
Tawnya J. Adkins Covert is Professor of Sociology at Western Illinois University, USA. She holds a PhD and MS in sociology from Purdue University and a BA in sociology from Marshall University, USA.
Tawnya J. Adkins Covert is Professor of Sociology at Western Illinois University, USA. She holds a PhD and MS in sociology from Purdue University and a BA in sociology from Marshall University, USA.
Content
1. Changing Perspectives on Political Socialization.- 2. Historical Context and Maturation.- 3. Agents of Political Socialization Through the Life Course.- 4. Gender.- 5. Race/Ethnicity.- 6. Social Class.- 7. Two Hypothetical Citizens.- 8. Some "What" Questions about Future Citizens.
