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Socialization to Civil Society - A Life History Study of Community Leaders (Hardcover, New)
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Socialization to Civil Society - A Life History Study of Community Leaders (Hardcover, New)
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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.
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Imprint: |
State University of New York Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2004 |
First published: |
November 2004 |
Authors: |
Peter Robert Sawyer
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
212 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7914-6185-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-7914-6185-8 |
Barcode: |
9780791461853 |
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