{"product_id":"political-efficacy-and-youth-non-voting-celia-anne-sheerin-9783639024630","title":"Political Efficacy and Youth Non-Voting","description":"This book examines political efficacy and youth non-voting in New Zealand. Drawing from focus group discussion and depth interviews with young New Zealanders, it compares and contrasts the attitudes and experiences of 18-24 year-old voters and non-voters. Contrary to the predictions of efficacy theory, I find fewer differences between young voters and non-voters than expected. The book identifies three types of young non-voters: 'disinterested', 'inconvenienced' and 'principled' non-voters, each of whom give different and diverse explanations for their non-participation. The book also draws attention to the oft-overlooked benefits of using qualitative methods to conduct political science research, and finds that the standard (quantitative) operationalisation of efficacy ob-scures the complex and nuanced nature of young peoples thoughts about politics. Depth interviews and focus groups are found to be valuable means to gain insight into the political attitudes of young people, as, unlike quantitative methods, they allow participants to elucidate themselves using language and ideas of their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celia Anne Sheerin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 363902463X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783639024630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Celia Anne Sheerin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486963675391,"sku":"9783639024630","price":73.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e70066d-8b21-461c-8887-57ff22b1084c.jpg?v=1778057435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-efficacy-and-youth-non-voting-celia-anne-sheerin-9783639024630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}