{"product_id":"why-we-vote-how-schools-and-communities-shape-our-civic-life-9780691138299","title":"Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? \u003ci\u003eWhy We Vote\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much of the research on political participation has found that levels of participation are higher in diverse communities where issues important to voters are hotly contested. In this well-argued book, David Campbell finds support for this view, but also shows that homogenous communities often have very high levels of civic participation despite a lack of political conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Campbell maintains that this sense of civic duty springs not only from one's current social environment, but also from one's early influences. The degree to which people feel a sense of civic obligation stems, in part, from their adolescent experience. Being raised and thus socialized in a community with strong civic norms leads people to be civically engaged in adulthood. Campbell demonstrates how the civic norms within one's high school impact individuals' civic involvement--even a decade and a half after those individuals have graduated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Efforts within America's high schools to enhance young people's sense of civic responsibility could have a participatory payoff in years to come, the book concludes; thus schools would do well to focus more attention on building civic norms among their students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David E. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.34w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691138299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid E. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCharters, Vouchers, and Public Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45290030202995,"sku":"9780691138299","price":65.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_15868bb2-3e4b-439d-ba4a-2176a05785dc.jpg?v=1785331150","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/why-we-vote-how-schools-and-communities-shape-our-civic-life-9780691138299","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}