Political Culture, Socialization, Democracy, and Education

Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives for a New Century

286 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Arbeit, Bildung und Gesellschaft / Labour, Education and Society
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politische Strukturen und Prozesse
• ISBN: 9783631546611
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2008
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Band herausgegeben von: Russell Farnen, Daniel B. German, Henk Dekker, Christ´l De Landtsheer