Political Support in a Frustrated America.

By: Farnsworth, Stephen JMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Non-SerPublisher: Westport : ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2003Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780313051654Subject(s): Legitimacy of governments -- United States | Political culture -- United States | Political leadership -- United States -- Public opinion | Political participation -- United States | Public opinion -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Political Support in a Frustrated AmericaDDC classification: 781.59 LOC classification: JK1764.F37 2003Online resources: Click to View
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Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Crisis of Discontent and Alienation? -- 2. "I Pledge Allegiance?": Support for the Political Regime -- 3. "Broken Branches?": Support for the Component Parts of Government -- 4. "The Great Destroyer?": Political Support and the Mass Media -- 5. "Voices in the Wilderness?": Ordinary Citizens and Political support -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. American National Elections Study Survey Questions -- B. Hibbing and Theiss-Morse Survey Questions -- C. June 1997 Survey Questions (Fredericksburg, Va. Area) -- D. June 1997 Fredericksburg, Va. Area Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.
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Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Crisis of Discontent and Alienation? -- 2. "I Pledge Allegiance?": Support for the Political Regime -- 3. "Broken Branches?": Support for the Component Parts of Government -- 4. "The Great Destroyer?": Political Support and the Mass Media -- 5. "Voices in the Wilderness?": Ordinary Citizens and Political support -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. American National Elections Study Survey Questions -- B. Hibbing and Theiss-Morse Survey Questions -- C. June 1997 Survey Questions (Fredericksburg, Va. Area) -- D. June 1997 Fredericksburg, Va. Area Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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