Social Cleavages and Political Change: Voter Alignment and U.S. Party Coalitions

ISBN-13: 9780198294924 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 360 str.

Jeff Manza; Clem Brooks; Clem Brooks

Opis

This study provides the first systematic book-length reassessment and restatement of the sociological approach to American politics in more than 20 years. It examines the changing nature of social cleavages and their effect on political allegiances and voting behavior in the United States since the 1950s. It also challenges widespread arguments that the importance of social cleavages have declined precipitously in recent years.

Recenzje

The authors have produced an intelligent and thoughtful study that falls in the mainstream of empirical poitical sociolology. Social Cleavages and Poitical Change is in the 'must read' category of books for any specialist on American politics and also for students of electoral behaviour.

O autorze

Jeff Manza is Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University Clem Brooks is Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington