American Nonvoter

by Lyn Ragsdale, Jerrold G Rusk, Jerrold G. Rusk

A diverse body of research exists to explain why eligible voters don't go to the polls on election day. Theories span from the psychological (nonvoters have limited emotional engagement with politics and therefore lack motivation), to the social (politics is inherently social and nonvoters have limited networks), and the personal (nonvoters tend to be young, less educated, poor, and highly mobile). Other scholars suggest that people don't vote...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190670711
• ISBN13: 9780190670719
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"