内容説明
"The Good Citizen is the perfect introduction to my class. It focuses on younger people, which gives it a direct relevance to my students. The basic argument of the book is very compelling, and was an important qualifier on the normal 'youth bashing' that can often happen with regard to millennials and politics. I highly recommend this book. It will not disappoint."
-Michael Franz, Bowdoin College
The Good Citizen uses a new 2014 national public opinion survey to describe how Americans' views of what it means to be a good citizen is changing. Contrary to conventional wisdom, younger generations are more politically engaged, are more politically tolerant, are supportive of a more active government, have stronger democratic ideals, and are more supportive of social justice. The young are creating new norms of citizenship that are leading to a renaissance of democratic participation. The new edition of this groundbreaking work will reshape the way we think about the American public, American youth, and the prospects for contemporary democracy. It uses evidence from the 2004 and 2014 General Social Surveys to describe Americans' changing citizenship norms, the emergence of the Millennial Generation, how the Internet is changing participation patterns, and a new statistical primer to help students understand the survey findings.
目次
Chapter 1: Citizenship and the Transformation of American Society
The Social Transformation of America
The Plot of This Book
Conclusion
DEFINING THE NORMS OF CITIZENSHIP
Chapter 2: The Meaning and Measurement of Citizenship
Citizenship in Theory
What Is a "Good" Citizen?
The Two Faces of Citizenship
The Distribution of Citizenship Norms
What Kind of Citizenship?
Appendix
Chapter 3: Forming Citizenship Norms
A Generational Gap?
The Rising Tide of Social Status
Gender and Ethnicity Patterns
Citizenship and Religion
Partisan Differences in Citizenship
Bringing the Pieces Together
The Social Roots of Citizenship
THE CONSEQUENCES OF CITIZENSHIP
Chapter 4: Bowling Alone or Protesting with a Group?
The Repertoire of Political Action
Voting in Elections
Campaign Activity
Contacting Government
Collective Group Activity
Protest and Contentious Actions
Online Participation
Old Repertoires and New Repertoires
Citizenship Norms and Participation
Engaged Democrats
Appendix
Chapter 5: Free Speech for Everyone?
How to Measure Political Tolerance
The Unconventional Evidence: Rising Political Tolerance
Who Is Tolerant and Who Is Not
Citizenship and Tolerance
Implications of Citizenship and Tolerance
Chapter 6: Is the Government the Problem or Solution?
What Should Government Do?
We Want Government to Be a Big Spender
Public Policy Preferences
Are Citizenship Norms another Term for Partisanship?
Citizenship and Public Policy
Chapter 7: Is a Good Citizen Trustful or Skeptical of Government?
Changing Images of Government
Trusting Political Institutions
America, Right or Wrong
Appendix - Multivariate Analysis
Chapter 8: In Tcoqueville's Footsteps
The Norms of Citizenship
Comparing the Consequences of Citizenship
Citizenship in Comparative Perspective
CONCLUSION
Chapter 9: The Two Faces of Citizenship
Balancing the American Political Culture
Understanding Millennials
Tocqueville Revisited
Norm Shift and American Democracy
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