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COURSE SCHEDULE
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| January 8 and 10 |
Introductory Comments |
Zukin, Ch. 1; Conway, Ch. 1; CSA, Ch. 1; Wattenberg, Ch. 1 |
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| January 12-19 |
Dynamics of Political Participation: Theories, Indicators, Patterns |
Zukin, Ch. 5; Conway, Ch. 2; Wattenberg, Ch. 1 and 2 |
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| January 22 |
Class Discussion: Young People and Political Awareness |
Wattenberg, Ch. 3 |
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| January 24-29 |
Political Culture and Political Socialization |
Zukin, Ch. 2; CSA, Ch. 2 |
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| January 31 and February 2 |
Beliefs, Attitudes, Values |
Zukin, Ch. 4; Conway, pp. 48-68 and 71-72; CSA, Ch. 3 |
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| February 5 |
Class Discussion: Young People and Voting |
Wattenberg, Ch. 4 and 5 |
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| February 7-12 |
Political Information and the News Media |
Conway, pp. 89-97 |
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| February 14 and 16 |
The Legal Framework |
Conway, Ch. 5 |
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| February 19 |
Class Discussion: Voting and Generational Differences in the U.S. and Elsewhere |
Wattenberg, Ch. 6 |
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| February 21 |
First Exam |
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| February 23 and 26 |
Video: The Rage for Democracy |
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| February 28 and March 2 |
Conventional Participation |
Zukin, Ch. 3; Conway, Ch. 6 and pp. 166-176; CSA, Ch. 5 and 6 |
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| March 14 and 16 |
Unconventional Participation |
Conway, pp. 68-71 and 176-178 |
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| March 19 |
Guest Speaker |
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| March 21 and 23 |
Political Attitudes and the Public Agenda |
Zukin, Ch. 6 |
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| March 26-30 |
Citizen Participation and Public Policy |
Conway, pp. 195-203 |
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| April 2-13 |
Research Paper Presentations |
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| April 16-20 |
Trends in Political Participation |
Zukin, Ch. 7; Conway, pp. 184-195 and 203-204; CSA, Ch. 7; Wattenberg, Ch. 7 |
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| April 23 |
Second Exam |
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