Generational politics in the United States from the silents to Gen Z and beyond

The role of generations is an important, yet often overlooked, variable in the study of American politics. A topic of research in sociology, business, and marketing, the focus on generations frequently occurs in American pop culture and journalism. The general public often assumes that different gen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Friedman, Sally (-)
Other Authors: Schultz, David
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press 2024.
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : generations in American politics / David Schultz and Sally Friedman
  • Part I. Foundations
  • 1. Generations, politics, and political science / by David Schultz
  • 2. Generational change in partisanship : an age-period-cohort accounting / Laura Stoker
  • 3. Collective memory and the pandemic emergence of Generation Z / Scott L. McClean
  • Part II. Attitudes and opinions
  • 4. Generational divides, changing times, or aging? : examining immigration opinion in the U.S., 2004-2018 / Jeffrey C. Dixon, Andrew S. Fullerton, and Victoria E. Nash
  • 5. Generational attitudes toward drug policies in the United States / Leah Hutton Blumenfeld
  • 6. Gender and the generations : you haven't come a long way yet, baby / Whitney Ross Manzo, and David B. McLennan
  • 7. What American heroism teaches us about generations and politics / Bruce Peabody
  • Part III. Participation and political engagement
  • 8. "The times they are a changin'" : generational comparisons of the civil rights movement with the current-day climate movement / Robin Boyle Laisure
  • 9. Building youthful habits of voting / Niall Guy Michelsen
  • 10. Presidential candidates on campus and civic engagement among college students / Kenneth W. Moffet and Laurie L. Rice
  • Part IV. Impact
  • 11. Millennial generation political engagement - democratically motivated or disenchanted? : insights from the 2020 election / Ashley D. Ross and Stella M. Rouse
  • 12. Generational shifts change politics in Florida / Susan A. MacManus and Anthony A. Cilluffo
  • 13. How they govern : do millennial mayors bring a generational perspective to their activities? / Sally Friedman, Michael A. Armato, and Emily R. Matott
  • 14. The language of representation : how millennial and non-millennial legislators present themselves to constituents / Sally Friedman, Emily R. Matott, and Andrew McMahon
  • Contributors
  • Index.