Bibliograph

The unheavenly chorus, unequal political voice and the broken promise of American democracy, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, Henry E. Brady

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The unheavenly chorus, unequal political voice and the broken promise of American democracy, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, Henry E. Brady

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The unheavenly chorus

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

761850868

Responsibility statement

Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, Henry E. Brady

Sub title

unequal political voice and the broken promise of American democracy

Table Of Contents

Introduction: democracy and political voice -- The (ambivalent) tradition of equality in America -- The context: growing economic inequality and weakening unions -- Equal voice and the dilemmas of democracy -- Does unequal voice matter? -- The persistence of unequal voice -- Unequal at the starting line: the intergenerational persistence of political inequality -- Political participation over the life cycle -- Political activism and electoral democracy: perspectives on economic inequality and political polarization -- Political voice through organized interests -- Who sings in the heavenly chorus? the shape of the organized interest system -- The changing pressure community -- Beyond organizational categories -- Political voice through organized interest activity -- Breaking the pattern through political recruitment -- Weapon of the strong? participatory inequality and the internet -- What, if anything, is to be done? -- Conclusion: equal voice and the promise of American democracy

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