Civic Participation in America

by Quentin Kidd

Book Overview

Civic Participation in America frames our understanding of civic and political participation the way the nation's founders did: as a human behavior powerfully influenced by institutions within society. The book examines the influence of the important macro-institutions of citizenship, political economy, and the public sphere and size of government, as well as key institutions of civic socialization such as the family, media, and education, on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137371773
• ISBN13: 9781137371775
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"