by Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie
University of Chicago Press, 1987
Paper: 978-0-226-85296-6
Library of Congress Classification JK1764.V467 1987
Dewey Decimal Classification 323.0420973

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Participation in America represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life. Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie addresses the question of who participates in the American democratic process, how, and with what effects. They distinguish four kinds of political participation: voting, campaigning, communal activity, and interaction with a public official to achieve a personal goal. Using a national sample survey and interviews with leaders in 64 communities, the authors investigate the correlation between socioeconomic status and political participation. Recipient of the Kammerer Award (1972), Participation in America provides fundamental information about the nature of American democracy.