Wattenberg, Martin P., 1956-

Is voting for young people? : with a postscript on citizen engagement / Martin P. Wattenberg. - 1st ed. with postscript. - New York : Pearson Longman, c2008. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Great questions in politics series .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The aging of regular newspaper readers -- The aging audience for politics on TV -- Don't ask anyone under 30 -- Where have all the young voters gone? -- Do young adults see voting as a civic duty? -- Does low youth turnout really matter? -- What can be done? -- Postscript : a new civic engagement among young people?

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Young adults--Political activity.
Voting age.
Political participation.
Political culture.

HQ 799 / W347i 2008

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