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In-your-face politics : the consequences of uncivil media / Diana C. Mutz.

By: Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: xvii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0691165114
  • 9780691165110
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.7/3/0973 23
LOC classification:
  • P95.82.U6 M88 2015
Contents:
What is "in-your-face" politics? -- The consequences of in-your-face politics for arousal and memory -- Effects on public perceptions of the legitimacy of the opposition -- The costs of in-your-face politics for political trust -- Real-world contexts -- Who watches this stuff anyway? The audience for in-your-face politics -- Does the medium matter? -- How politics on television has changed -- Making politics palatable: political television in an era of choice.
Summary: "Americans are disgusted with watching politicians screaming and yelling at one another on television. But does all the noise really make a difference? Drawing on numerous studies, Diana Mutz provides the first comprehensive look at the consequences of in-your-face politics. Her book contradicts the conventional wisdom by documenting both the benefits and the drawbacks of in-your-face media."--Dust jacket flap.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks P95.82 .U6 M88 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001358760

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index.

What is "in-your-face" politics? -- The consequences of in-your-face politics for arousal and memory -- Effects on public perceptions of the legitimacy of the opposition -- The costs of in-your-face politics for political trust -- Real-world contexts -- Who watches this stuff anyway? The audience for in-your-face politics -- Does the medium matter? -- How politics on television has changed -- Making politics palatable: political television in an era of choice.

"Americans are disgusted with watching politicians screaming and yelling at one another on television. But does all the noise really make a difference? Drawing on numerous studies, Diana Mutz provides the first comprehensive look at the consequences of in-your-face politics. Her book contradicts the conventional wisdom by documenting both the benefits and the drawbacks of in-your-face media."--Dust jacket flap.

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