Social Structure and Voting in the United States

by Robert B. Smith

Book Overview

This book analyzes practical and moral influences on voting decisions. Undermining the widespread assumption that economic self-interest is the key determinant of voting choices, it discovers that moral considerations rooted in religious traditions are often the more decisive. This finding is confirmed through a close analysis of tangible problems, such as child neglect and crime, problems which one would expect to trouble practical voters. Further,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9402413588
• ISBN13: 9789402413588
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"