Misreporting and Vicarious Political Participation at the Local Level |
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| Authors: | VOLGY, THOMAS J. SCHWARZ, JOHN E. |
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| Affiliation: | Thomas J. Volgy and John E. Schwarz are Associate Professors in the Department of Political Science at the University of Arizona. Space limitations preclude a detailed discussion of the methodology and research design used for this effort. For a more detailed discussion the reader may write to Thomas J. Volgy, Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721. |
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| Abstract: | The paper provides a method for examining the differences betweenpeople who actively participate in politics as contrasted withthose who are not participants, and those who misreport theirlevel of participation. Application of this method shows thatthe participants and the misreporters share numerous characteristicsthat set them apart from nonparticipants. The main distinguishingcharacteristic of the misreporters is their significantly higherexposure to television. The results lend support to the theorythat one effect of television is to depress routine forms ofpolitical participation, while simultaneously distorting people'sperception of their actual participation in political life. |
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