Socialization to Civil Society - A Life History Study of Community Leaders (Paperback, New)

While many political theorists argue that the problems and failures of American democracy are rooted in the decline of civil society, few examine how American institutions socialize citizens to participate in the voluntary associations that comprise civil society. Peter Robert Sawyer offers a life history approach to explore citizen involvement within one community in upstate New York. Sawyer's informants model enlightened self-interest and participate actively in their community's voluntary associations. Their life histories, revealed in rich narrative, tell us how they think about political life and how various agents of socialization--family, peers, school, church, community, media, workplace, and voluntary associations themselves--influence their commitment. The results of this study provide some interesting revelations about how to construct government, corporate, education, and family institutions to encourage civic participation and to maintain the overall health of civil society.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	Peter Robert Sawyer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	212
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6186-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	0-7914-6186-6
Barcode:	9780791461860

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