Stonecash Jeffrey M. Boulder: Westview Press, 2000
Книга `Класс и партия в американской политике` исследует, каким образом классовое политическое разделение влияет на американскую политику. Большинство исследований в данной области заключают, что классовые различия уменьшаются, что Демократическая партия теряет свою электоральную базу - рабочий класс. Однако, в противоположность этим утверждениям автор книги `Класс и партия в американской политике` Джефри Стоункэш показывает, что менее обеспеченные граждане оказывают большую поддержку демократам (и меньше республиканцам), чем в 50-е- 60-е годы. Выводы автора базируются на анализе электоральной статистике и опросов избирателей с 1952 по 1996 гг.
Содержание: List of Tables and Figures Preface 1. Inequality andPolitical Debate: The Failed Role of DemocratsConventional Wisdom Another Look: Reconsidering Political Trends 2. The Puzzling Survival of DemocratsLong-Term Trends The Argument 3. Social Change and Anticipating Party FortunesThe Presumption of an Emerging Republican Majority The Persistence of Potential Democratic Issues Summary 4. Evolving Party Constituencies and ConcernsThe 1950s and Early 1960s: Party Differences with Limits Initiating Change: Chickens and Eggs Republican Tensions and Change The Emergence of Conservative Support Pursuing a Conservative Agenda The 1994 Election and After Attracting Conservatives The Democrats The 1950s and Early 1960s The Emergence of a Liberal Agenda Political Defections and Debating the Party`s Focus Interpreting the Democratic Situation Liberal Dominance Within the Democratic Party Summarizing Evolving Party Differences Current Party Differences 5. Political RealignmentIssue Concerns and Perception of Party Differences Reactions to the Parties Presenting Results Structuring the Analysis Middle-Class Political Behavior The South: Net Party Reactions Net Party Reactions Outside the South Net Party Reactions: The Nation Party Voting Patterns The South Outside the South Party-Line Voting and Split-Ticket Voting Conclusions 6. Reconsidering Partyand Issues in AmericanPolitics The Current and Future Debate The Turnout Issue The Role of Other Issues Conclusions Appendix: The Analysis of Class Divisions in AmericanPolitics Indicators and Different Trends Neglecting Analysis: Why? Missed Signals and Bad Luck Neglecting Class Analysis: The Importance of Other Research The Measurement of Class Supporting Evidence: Real Income and Transforming the Public Supporting Evidence: Intolerance and Doubts About Class Inclinations The Declining Interest in Constituency-Politiciain Connections Consequences References Index