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The Values Divide - American Politics and Culture in Transition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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The Values Divide - American Politics and Culture in Transition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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In choosing candidates for political office, values (both those
held by voters and those of prospective officeholders) have
overtaken economics to become key determinants in the voting
choice. Since the 1960s the American public has wrestled with
changes in public and private values. Typical family life no longer
involves a husband, a wife, and the prototypical two children. The
idealized Cleaver, Nelson, and Huxtable families once portrayed on
television now mirror a minority of the American electorate. "The
Values Divide," John White's fascinating new book, explores the
increasingly dominant role values play in today's public and
private life, concluding that a serious rift in political and
cultural values actually produced the astounding tie between George
W. Bush and Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. White argues
that while politically important, the present values "divide" goes
much deeper than cultural conflicts between Republicans and
Democrats. Today, citizens are reexamining their own intimate
values including how they work, live, and interact with each other
in a country whose population is rapidly changing. Collectively,
the answers to these value questions have remade both American
politics and the popular culture. Reflecting upon these divergent
personal choices, White concludes that one further question
remains: "What does it mean to be an American?" Features: Compiles
extensive current public opinion polling data from The Roper Center
at the University of Connecticut at key moments in recent American
history including during the Columbine tragedy, the
Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, Clinton's impeachment, and the Election
of 2000 to present a snapshot of American valuesas we enter the
21st century. Provides a compelling explanation for the outcome of
Election 2000 and the prospects for the Republican and Democratic
political agenda over the long-term.
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