Political Culture, Socialization, Democracy and Education: Interdisciplinary and Cross-national Perspectives for a New Century
- ISBN-10
- 0820498130
- ISBN-13
- 9780820498133
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Peter Lang
- Author
- Russell Francis Farnen
Description
"This interdisciplinary book has contributions from scholars in the US, the EU, Korea, and Hungary from the fields of political science and education, sociology, communications, social work, and psychology. The major topics are political culture and socialization, education and learning theory, and communications, media, and politics. Specific topics include constructive patriotism, national pride, political socialization, public diplomacy, authoritarianism and democracy, political cynicism, race and politics, civic education, gender and politics, the Internet and political media use, and electoral politics. This collection provides a fresh perspective on current issues such as political culture/socialization and civic education/media use. Readers interested in politics, history, sociology, psychology, communications, and education will discover many new perspectives on everyday life and politics."--pub. website.
