Avoiding politics : how Americans produce apathy in everyday life /
Nina Eliasoph's vivid portrait of American civic life reveals an intriguing culture of political avoidance. Open-ended political conversation among ordinary citizens is said to be the fount of democracy, but many Americans try hard to avoid appearing to care about politics. To discover how, whe...
| Основен автор: | Eliasoph, Nina, (Author) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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| Серия: |
Cambridge cultural social studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55879 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Avoiding politics. |
| Резюме: |
Nina Eliasoph's vivid portrait of American civic life reveals an intriguing culture of political avoidance. Open-ended political conversation among ordinary citizens is said to be the fount of democracy, but many Americans try hard to avoid appearing to care about politics. To discover how, where, and why Americans create this culture of avoidance, the author accompanied suburban volunteers, activists, and recreation club members for two and a half years, listening to them talk - and avoid talking - about the wider world, both within their groups and in their encounters with government, the media, and corporate authorities. This is a unique book which challenges received ideas about culture, power, and democracy, while exposing the hard work of producing apathy. Its clear exposition of the qualitative methods used also makes it exceptionally useful for students of political and cultural sociology, communications, and politics. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 330 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-319) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0511004613 9780511004612 |