Talking about Politics Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life

Name: Talking about Politics Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life
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ISBN: 9780226872209

ISBN-10: 0226872203

ISBN-13: 9780226872209

Edition: 2003 (Reprint)

Authors: Katherine Cramer Walsh

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Katharine Cramer Walsh shows how political conversation, friendship, and identity evolve together, creating stronger communities and social ties. But she also reveals how such informal discussion can have negative effects, reinforcing boundaries and encouraging exclusivity.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


List of Appendixes


Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Public's Part of Public Discussion



The Role of Identity-Based Perspectives in Making Sense of Politics



The Social Practice of Informal Political Talk



Clarifying Social Identity through Group Interaction



Talking Politics in a Context of Understanding



Public Discussion of the Daily News



The Data Are Not Given: Perspectives, Political Trust, and the 2000 Elections



Social Interaction, Political Divides


Appendixes


Notes


Bibliography


Index