Participation in America: political democracy and social equality

by Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie

Book Overview

Participation in America represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life. Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie addresses the question of who participates in the American democratic process, how, and with what effects. They distinguish four kinds of political participation: voting, campaigning, communal activity, and interaction with a public official to achieve a personal goal. Using a national...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060468238
• ISBN13: 9780060468231
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.