The American Voter Revisited

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• ISBN13: 9780472050406
• ISBN10: 0472050400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-05
• Publisher: Univ Chicago

Summary

Today we are politically polarized as never before. The presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious political events in American history. Yet despite the recent election upheaval,The American Voter Revisiteddiscovers that voter behavior has been remarkably consistent over the last half century. And if the authors are correct in their predictions, 2008 will show just how reliably the American voter weighs in, election after election.The American Voter Revisitedre-creates the outstanding 1960 classicThe American Voter---which was based on the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956---following the same format, theory, and mode of analysis as the original. In this new volume, the authors test the ideas and methods of the original against presidential election surveys from 2000 and 2004. Surprisingly, the contemporary American voter is found to behave politically much like voters of the 1950s."Simply essential. For generations, serious students of American politics have keptThe American Voterright on their desk. Now, everyone will keepThe American Voter Revisitedright next to it." ---Larry J. Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and author of A More Perfect Constitution"The American Voter Revisitedis destined to be the definitive volume on American electoral behavior for decades. It is a timely book for 2008, with in-depth analyses of the 2000 and 2004 elections updating and extending the findings of the originalThe American Voter. It is also quite accessible, making it ideal for graduate students as well as advanced undergrads." ---Andrew E. Smith, Director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center"A theoretically faithful, empirically innovative, comprehensive update of the original classic." ---Sam Popkin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San DiegoMichael S. Lewis-Beck is F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa. William G. Jacoby is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Helmut Norpoth is Professor of Political Science at Stony Brook University. Herbert F. Weisberg is Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University.

Author Biography

Michael S. Lewis-Beck is F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa William G. Jacoby is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University Helmut Norpoth is Professor of Political Science at Stony Brook University Herbert F. Weisberg is Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
How to Read This Book	p. xiii
Introductory
Setting	p. 3
Theoretical Orientation	p. 19
Political Attitudes and the Vote
Perceptions of the Parties and Candidates	p. 31
Partisan Choice	p. 60
Voting Turnout	p. 82
The Political Context
The Impact of Party Identification	p. 111
The Development of Party Identification	p. 138
Public Policy and Political Preference	p. 161
Attitude Structure and the Problem of Ideology	p. 201
The Formation of Issue Concepts and Partisan Change	p. 254
The Social and Economic Context
Membership in Social Groupings	p. 305
Class and Other Social Characteristics	p. 334
Economic Antecedents of Political Behavior	p. 365
The Electoral Decision and the Political System
The Electoral Decision	p. 393
Electoral Behavior and the Political System	p. 415
Afterword: The American Voter Then and Now	p. 424
Counterpart Tables and Figures	p. 429
Replication of The American Voter	p. 435
References	p. 441
Index	p. 481
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