Talking about politics informal groups and social identity in American life / [electronic resource] :
Katherine Cramer Walsh.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004.
- xv, 292 p.
- Studies in communication, media, and public opinion .
- Studies in communication, media, and public opinion. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and index.
Introduction : the public's part of public discussion -- The role of identity-based perspectives in making sense of politics -- The social practice of informal political talk -- Clarifying social identity through group interaction -- Talking politics in a context of understanding -- Public discussion of the daily news -- The data are not given : perspectives, political trust, and the 2000 election -- Social interaction, political divides.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Communication in politics. Group identity. Discussion. Political sociology.