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03041aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 6611E39C7E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180703010031 008 180503t20182018njuab b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2017958942 020 $a 0691180555 020 $a 9780691180557 035 $a (OCoLC)1035753050 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d BDX $d YDX $d CDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a JK1764 $b .S364 2018 082 04 $a 323/.0420973 $2 23 100 1 $a Schlozman, Kay Lehman, $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Unequal and unrepresented : $b political inequality and the people's voice in the new gilded age / $c Kay Lehman Schlozman; Henry E. Brady; Sidney Verba. 264 1 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press $c [2018] 300 $a xv, 330 pages :b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a The Declaration of Independence proclaims equality as a foundational American value. However, Unequal and Unrepresented finds that political voice in America is not only unequal but also unrepresentative. Those who are well educated and affluent carry megaphones. The less privileged speak in a whisper. Relying on three decades of research and an enormous wealth of information about politically active individuals and organizations, Kay Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Sidney Verba offer a concise synthesis and update of their groundbreaking work on political participation. The authors consider the many ways that citizens in American democracy can influence public outcomes through political voice: by voting, getting involved in campaigns, communicating directly with public officials, participating online or offline, acting alone and in organizations, and investing their time and money. Socioeconomic imbalances characterize every form of political voice, but the advantage to the advantaged is especially pronounced when it comes to any form of political expression--for example, lobbying legislators or making campaign donations-that relies on money as an input. With those at the top of the ladder increasingly able to spend lavishly in politics, political action anchored in financial investment weighs ever more heavily in what public officials hear. Citing real-life examples and examining inequalities from multiple perspectives, Unequal and Unrepresented shows how disparities in political voice endanger American democracy today. 650 0 $a Political participation $z United States. 650 0 $a Equality $z United States. 650 0 $a Democracy $z United States. 650 0 $a Pressure groups $z United States. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States 700 1 $a Brady, Henry E., $e author. 700 1 $a Verba, Sidney, $e author. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021022159.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180802013634.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180703010121.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6611E39C7E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search