Name: The Social Citizen: Peer Networks and Political Behavior (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
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Author: Betsy Sinclair
ISBN: 9780226922829

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The Social Citizen: Peer Networks and Political Behavior (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

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Physical Book

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press

Author

Betsy Sinclair

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

194

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0226922820

ISBN13

9780226922829

Synopsis "The Social Citizen: Peer Networks and Political Behavior (Chicago Studies in American Politics) "

Human beings are social animals. Yet despite vast amounts of research into political decision making, very little attention has been devoted to its social dimensions. In political science, social relationships are generally thought of as mere sources of information, rather than active influences on one's political decisions. Drawing upon data from settings as diverse as South Los Angeles and Chicago's wealthy North Shore, Betsy Sinclair shows that social networks do not merely inform citizens' behavior, they can - and do - have the power to change it. From the decision to donate money to a campaign or vote for a particular candidate to declaring oneself a Democrat or Republican, basic political acts are surprisingly subject to social pressures. When members of a social network express a particular political opinion or belief, Sinclair shows, others notice and conform, particularly if their conformity is likely to be highly visible. We are not just social animals, but social citizens whose political choices are significantly shaped by peer influence. "The Social Citizen" has important implications for our concept of democratic participation and will force political scientists to revise their notion of voters as socially isolated decision makers.

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