" A hell of a gift, an opportunity."" Magnanimous."" One of the greatest advantages I ever
experienced." These are the voices of World War II veterans, lavishing praise on their …

This book integrates spatial and behavioral perspectives-in a word, those of the Rochester
and Michigan schools-into a unified theory of voter choice and party strategy. The theory …

WHILE IT HAS long been recognized that primary groups are important in shaping,
reinforcing, and modifying political beliefs, the formalization of these understandings through …

The study of video game effects has been marked by two very different approaches. The first
approach is represented by social scientists, who, with some exceptions, seek to understand …

Research indicates that people discount their own opinions and experiences in favor of
those of" experts" as espoused in the media. The framing of news coverage thus has a …

Разработаны концепция, методология и элементы терминологического аппарата
нового научного направления–политической коммуникативистики, определены …

How large a role does the family play in civic development? This paper examines an
important aspect of family influence by tracing the impact of divorce on voter turnout during …

This study was designed to examine gender differences in the political engagement of
college students, in relation to perception of gender inequality, partisanship, issue …

Existing studies of political ambition tell two different stories, male and female. Most research
on political ambition focuses on the desire of men and women to hold political office at the …

Abstract POLITICAL PHILOSOPHERS AND democratic theorists since Aristotle have
considered political discussion—or at least its ideal version, democratic deliberation an …