TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Thomas J.
AU  - Hays,Carol E.
AU  - Hays,Scott P.
TI  - Engaging the public: how government and the media can reinvigorate American democracy 
SN  - 0847688909
AV  - JK1764. E54 1998
U1  - 324.973 
PY  - 1998///]
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Political participation
KW  - United States
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Voting
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1993-2001
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Figures and Tables --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: Disengagement and Reform --; Pt. I; Citizen Engagement: The People --; 1; No-Show '96: Americans Who Do Not Vote --; 2; Alienation and the "Soccer Mom:" A Media Creation or a New Trend in Voting Behavior? --; 3; Alienation, Engagement, and the College Student: A Focus Group Study --; 4; Second Chance Political Socialization: "Trickle-up" Effects of Children on Parents --; Pt. II; Citizen Engagement: The Media --; 5; Media and Participation: Breaking the Spiral of Disaffection --; 6; Voter Interest and Participation in the 1996 Presidential Election: Did the Debates Matter? --; 7; Consequences of Negative Political Advertising Exposure --; 8; Political Talk Radio Shows' Impact on Democratic Citizenship --; 9; A Vehicle for Engagement or a Haven for the Disaffected? Internet Use, Political Alienation, and Voter Participation --; Pt. III; Citizen Engagement: Reform --; 10; Election Law Reform and Turnout: What Works? --; 11; Voting Trends in the States: The Impact of Reform --; 12; Early Voting in Tennessee: Removing Barriers to Participation --; 13; Armchair Voting: The Vote-by-Mail Experiment in the State of Oregon --; 14; DebateWatch '96 and Citizen Engagement: Building Democracy through Citizen Communication --; 15; Going Beyond Adults and Voter Turnout: Evaluating a Socialization Program Involving Schools, Family and Media --; 16; Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Citizen Participation: New Technologies and New Techniques --; 17; Engaging the Public: An Agenda for Reform --; References --; Index --; About the Contributors
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