Calavita Apprehending Politics

News Media and Individual Political Development
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8408-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 292 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in Communication Studies

Using penetrating, in-depth interviews, examines the individual political development of young adults in post-1960s America, and the roles that news media play in that development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calavita, Marco

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Contemporary American Political Culture and News Media
3. Portraits of Individual Political Development
4. The Ecology of Individual Political Development and News Media: Relationships, Institutions, and Culture
5. The Contours of Ideology and Orientation
6. Conclusion: Recontextualizing Politics and News Media
Appendix One: Methodological Issues
Appendix Two: Questionnaire For Participants
Appendix Three: Partial Interview Protocol
Appendix Four: Gauging Political Values and Beliefs and Political and Civic Involvement/Commitment
Appendix Five: Tracking and Analysis of News Media Sources
References Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marco Calavita is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University.