Political Behavior and the Local Context

by Charles L. Prysby and John W. Books

The study of the effects of context--defined here as a geographically bounded social unit--on individuals is a new and rapidly developing field. This unique volume reviews this development both quantitatively and qualitatively, examines how and why individual political behavior can be influenced by various contextual characteristics of the locality in which the individual resides, and proposes a conceptual framework to guide future research. A...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275936295
• ISBN13: 9780275936297
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"