Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 The Challenge of Political Equality; 2 Theoretical Foundations; 3 Issue Publics and the Distribution of Political Motivation; 4 An Empirical Look at IssuePublics and Participation; 5 Pathways to Participation; 6 Looking Ahead; Appendix A: Issue Public Measures from the 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, and 2004 American National Election Studies; Appendix B: Comparison of Variables from the 1990 American Citizen Participation Study and the 1996 American National Election Study; Appendix C: Interview Protocol for the 2008 Study of Political Pathways
Appendix D: The 2003 National Purpose, Local Action StudyNotes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation
