{"product_id":"why-we-vote-david-e-campbell-9780691138299","title":"Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? \u003ci\u003eWhy We Vote\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much of the research on political participation has found that levels of participation are higher in diverse communities where issues important to voters are hotly contested. In this well-argued book, David Campbell finds support for this view, but also shows that homogenous communities often have very high levels of civic participation despite a lack of political conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Campbell maintains that this sense of civic duty springs not only from one's current social environment, but also from one's early influences. The degree to which people feel a sense of civic obligation stems, in part, from their adolescent experience. Being raised and thus socialized in a community with strong civic norms leads people to be civically engaged in adulthood. Campbell demonstrates how the civic norms within one's high school impact individuals' civic involvement--even a decade and a half after those individuals have graduated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Efforts within America's high schools to enhance young people's sense of civic responsibility could have a participatory payoff in years to come, the book concludes; thus schools would do well to focus more attention on building civic norms among their students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David E. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069113829X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691138299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.34w x 0.68d","brand":"David E. Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46292892352767,"sku":"9780691138299","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8046192-6a16-4be8-908a-ad21eae93840.jpg?v=1730210475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-we-vote-david-e-campbell-9780691138299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}