1st Edition
Citizen Politics In Post-industrial Societies
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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The past several decades have seen profound changes in the political landscapes of advanced industrial societies. This volume assesses key political developments and links them to underlying socioeconomic and cultural forces. These forces include the growth of a well-educated middle class, the moderating of bipolar class divisions between wealthy capitalists and struggling workers, and the... Read more
Preface -- Overview of the Book -- Introduction -- Post-Industrail Politics: A Framework for Interpreting Citizen Politics Since the 1960s -- Cultural Shifts and Politics: -- The Trend Toward Postmaterialist Values Continues -- American Youth Are Becoming More Materialistic -- The New Political Culture in Japan -- The New Middle Class Politics: -- The Politics of Professionals in Five Advanced Industrial Societies -- Partisan Alignments of the "Old" and "New" Middle Classes in Post-Industrial America -- New Issues, Ideologies, and Cleavages: -- New Fiscal Populism: Innovations in Political Candidates and Campaigns in Illinois, 1956-1992 -- Contemporary Ideological Cleavages in the United States -- The Social Origins of Feminism and Political Activism: Findings from Fourteen Countries
Biography
Terry Nichols Clark
