Title: Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America
Abstract:1. Culture War? 2. A 50:50 Nation? The Red and the Blue States. Is the Country Polarized? Red v. Blue States: A Summary. The Obvious Hypothesis. 3. A 50:50 Nation? Beyond the Red and the Blue. Is the ...1. Culture War? 2. A 50:50 Nation? The Red and the Blue States. Is the Country Polarized? Red v. Blue States: A Summary. The Obvious Hypothesis. 3. A 50:50 Nation? Beyond the Red and the Blue. Is the Country Polarized? Demographic and Political Groups. Partisan Polarization. Is the Country Polarized? Individuals. Summary: Not a Polarized Country. 4. A Closer Look at Abortion. Public Attitudes Toward Abortion: I'm Pro-Choice, But... Abortion and the Gender Gap. Epilogue. 5. A Closer Look at Homosexuality. Americans Attitudes toward Homosexuals and Homosexuality. The Aftermath of Lawrence. 6. Have Electoral Cleavages Shifted? The Rise of Religious Cleavages? The Decay of Economic Cleavages? Appendix to Chapter 6. 7. Reconciling Micro and Macro Evidence. Centrist Voters and Polarized Elites. Voter Response to Elite Polarization. Appendix to Chapter 7: A Deep Identification Problem in Electoral Studies. 8. How Did It Come to This and Where Do We Go From Here? The Ascendance of the Purists. The Expansion of Government. The Rise of Participatory Democracy. The Hijacking of American Democracy. Three Important Caveats. Can Anything Be Done? A Final Thought.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-07-14
Language: en
Type: book
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