Deckman The Politics of Gen Z

How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-231-56008-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

This book tells the story of Gen Z’s growing political participation—and why it is poised to drive U.S. politics leftward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deckman, Melissa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Gen Z and the Role of Gender and Sexuality in Their Politics
2. Political Context, Gender, and Sexuality in Shaping the Political Engagement of Gen Z
3. No More Old White Men: How Role Models Shape the Political Engagement of Gen Z Women
4. “Growing Their Feminist Thing”: How Women’s Rights and Reproductive Rights Are Propelling Activism Among Gen Z
5. How Gen Z Women and LGBTQ Zoomers Fight for Racial and LGBTQ Equality
6. How the Fights Against Gun Violence, Climate Change, and Income Inequality Have Become Gendered Spaces
7. Gen Z Men and Politics
Conclusion: The Possibilities of a More Inclusive Political Future
Appendix
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Melissa Deckman is the CEO of PRRI, the Public Religion Research Institute. A political scientist who studies gender, religion, and American political behavior, she was previously the Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs and chair of the Department of Political Science at Washington College. Deckman’s books include Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right (2016).