{"product_id":"why-we-vote-how-schools-and-communities-shape-our-civic-life-9780691138299","title":"Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David E. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Civics \u0026amp; Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? \u003ci\u003eWhy We Vote\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much of the research on political participation has found that levels of participation are higher in diverse communities where issues important to voters are hotly contested. In this well-argued book, David Campbell finds support for this view, but also shows that homogenous communities often have very high levels of civic participation despite a lack of political conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Campbell maintains that this sense of civic duty springs not only from one's current social environment, but also from one's early influences. The degree to which people feel a sense of civic obligation stems, in part, from their adolescent experience. Being raised and thus socialized in a community with strong civic norms leads people to be civically engaged in adulthood. Campbell demonstrates how the civic norms within one's high school impact individuals' civic involvement--even a decade and a half after those individuals have graduated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Efforts within America's high schools to enhance young people's sense of civic responsibility could have a participatory payoff in years to come, the book concludes; thus schools would do well to focus more attention on building civic norms among their students.","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611098595479,"sku":"9780691138299","price":3868.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691138299.webp?v=1775069138","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-we-vote-how-schools-and-communities-shape-our-civic-life-9780691138299","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}