ISBN | 9780739166307 (hardback) |
| 9780739166314 (paperback) |
| 9780739188576 (ebook) |
Call Number | Electronic Book |
Author | Richey, Sean. |
Title | The social basis of the rational citizen [electronic resource] : how political communication in social networks improves civic competence / Sean Richey. |
Imprint | [S.l.] : The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2014. |
Physical | 1 online resource (v, 109 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102) and index. |
Content | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Hierarchy, Discussion, and Rationality* -- Chapter 3: The Social Basis of Voting Correctly -- Chapter 4: Influences on Vote Choice in Discussion Networks -- Chapter 5: Policy Opinions and Discussion Networks* -- Chapter 6: Rational Patriotism and Social Networking -- Chapter 7: What Promotes Political Discussion and Advocacy?* -- Chapter 8: The Electoral System and Political Discussion -- Chapter 9: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Summary | Social networking fascinates scholars, pundits, and a billion Facebook users. This book shows that whom we know has a vast impact on our political beliefs, actions, and abilities. Prior scholarship has shown that networks are crucial to explaining everything from how bills get through Congress, why people vote, how NGO’s become successful in developing nations, and much more; yet an in-depth analysis of the social basis of the rationality is missing. To fill this void, The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen provides the first empirical analysis of the most important hypothesized effect of social network influence on politics: social cognition. Through new lab experiments and survey data, this book shows that decision-making in groups promotes more rational choices and better citizenship. Thus, advice and learning derived from social network contacts are shown to be the basis of decision-making for the rational citizen. |
Subject | Communication in politics. (17) |
| Social networks -- Political aspects. (2) |
| Social media -- Political aspects. (5) |
| Electronic books. (319) |
URL Object | Ebook |
Group | E-Book |