Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Analyzing major political institutions such as Congress, the courts, the presidency, and the media, this book chronicles how the interests of affluent Americans—particularly business, professional, and corporate interests—dominate over those of "average" citizens. Anthony R. DiMaggio examines American political behavior, as it relates to lobbying, citizen activism, media consumption, and voting, to demonstrate how the public is often misinformed and manipulated regarding major political and economic matters. However, record public distrust of the government and the increasing popularity of mass protests suggest that most Americans are deeply unhappy with the political status quo, and many are willing to fight for change. Political Power in America details this interplay between a political system dominated by the affluent few and the rise of mass political distrust and protest. It offers information and tools needed to better understand the democratic deficit in American politics, while providing opportunities for discussing what we might do to address the mounting crisis of declining democracy.

Power (Social sciences) --- Political participation --- Social conflict --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Protest movements --- Democracy --- Neoliberalism --- Neo-liberalism --- Liberalism --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Social movements --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Social classes --- Social groups --- Class conflict --- Class struggle --- Conflict, Social --- Social tensions --- Interpersonal conflict --- Social psychology --- Sociology --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Social sciences --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- Power (Social sciences) - Political aspects - United States --- Political participation - Social aspects - United States --- Social conflict - Political aspects - United States --- Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - United States --- Protest movements - Political aspects - United States --- Democracy - Economic aspects - United States --- Neoliberalism - United States