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Title: Education and Democratic Citizenship in America
Condition: New
Author: Norman H. Nie, Jane Junn, Kenneth Stehlik-Barry
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780226583891
ISBN: 9780226583891
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Law & Politics, Social Sciences, Children's Learning & Education
Release Date: 15/11/1996
Description: Formal education is crucial for creating enlightened and active citizens. However, despite an increase in education attainment since the 1970s, political engagement has not risen at a commensurate level. This text explores how and why education affects citizenship in these ways. The authors seek to provide answers by uncovering the causal relationship between education and democratic citizenship. They argue that citizenship encompasses both political engagement in pursuit of interests and commitment to democratic values that temper what citizens can do to win in politics. Education affects the two dimensions in distinct ways. Especially significant is the influence of education on political engagement through occupational prominence and position in social networks. Formal education orders the distribution of social position and connections, and creates an uneven political playing field.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 23mm
Item Length: 18mm
Item Width: 2mm
Item Weight: 397g
Release Year: 1996

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