An analysis of the various forms of political communicaton found in a presidential campaign and the effects of its messages on voters. The 1996 campaign, constructed through the interplay of candidate, media and citizen voices, is presented as a model that can be applied to any political campaign.

An analysis of the various forms of political communicaton found in a presidential campaign and the effects of its messages on voters. The 1996 campaign, constructed through the interplay of candidate, media and citizen voices, is presented as a model that can be applied to any political campaign.

The studies that comprise Political Socialization in a Media Saturated World synthesize, question, and update our knowledge of political socialization that has accumulated over the past 40 years of related research. The scholarship advances innovative theoretical perspectives and develops new models of the socialization process that revolve around the key social structures of family, media, peers, and school. The Hierarchy Model of Political Socialization, in particular, provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for organizing and analyzing youth responses to the political. With...

The studies that comprise Political Socialization in a Media Saturated World synthesize, question, and update our knowledge of political socialization that has accumulated over the past 40 years of related research. The scholarship advances innovative theoretical perspectives and develops new models of the socialization process that revolve around the key social structures of family, media, peers, and school. The Hierarchy Model of Political Socialization, in particular, provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for organizing and analyzing youth responses to the political. With...