Author: Ralph Nader
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060793258
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
When we were youngsters, our father would ask us provocative questions. One day he asked, 'What is the most powerful, event-producing force in the world?' We guessed and guessed. His answer: 'Apathy.' What? 'Yes,' he said, 'apathy, because huge numbers of apathetic citizens, or victims, allow bad guys to create all kinds of problems on the ground -- from dictatorial regimes, to repressed economic conditions, to health and safety hazards, to corruption, to wars and so forth.' Edmund Burke, the British conservative philosopher around the time of our country's revolution, put it another way-- 'All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.'" Thomas Paine's Common Sense galvanized his fellow American colonists into seizing their independence from Britain. Today, as we again face "times that try men's souls," Ralph Nader's call to civic action is as crucial to our country's future as Paine's was in 1776. In Civic Arousal, Nader responds to thoughtful letters written by two young citizens, both frustrated with the political status quo but unsure about their power to affect real change. His insights will inspire every citizen to participate in our democracy and movements for positive change in this country.
Civic Arousal
Author: Ralph Nader
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060793258
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
When we were youngsters, our father would ask us provocative questions. One day he asked, 'What is the most powerful, event-producing force in the world?' We guessed and guessed. His answer: 'Apathy.' What? 'Yes,' he said, 'apathy, because huge numbers of apathetic citizens, or victims, allow bad guys to create all kinds of problems on the ground -- from dictatorial regimes, to repressed economic conditions, to health and safety hazards, to corruption, to wars and so forth.' Edmund Burke, the British conservative philosopher around the time of our country's revolution, put it another way-- 'All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.'" Thomas Paine's Common Sense galvanized his fellow American colonists into seizing their independence from Britain. Today, as we again face "times that try men's souls," Ralph Nader's call to civic action is as crucial to our country's future as Paine's was in 1776. In Civic Arousal, Nader responds to thoughtful letters written by two young citizens, both frustrated with the political status quo but unsure about their power to affect real change. His insights will inspire every citizen to participate in our democracy and movements for positive change in this country.
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060793258
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
When we were youngsters, our father would ask us provocative questions. One day he asked, 'What is the most powerful, event-producing force in the world?' We guessed and guessed. His answer: 'Apathy.' What? 'Yes,' he said, 'apathy, because huge numbers of apathetic citizens, or victims, allow bad guys to create all kinds of problems on the ground -- from dictatorial regimes, to repressed economic conditions, to health and safety hazards, to corruption, to wars and so forth.' Edmund Burke, the British conservative philosopher around the time of our country's revolution, put it another way-- 'All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.'" Thomas Paine's Common Sense galvanized his fellow American colonists into seizing their independence from Britain. Today, as we again face "times that try men's souls," Ralph Nader's call to civic action is as crucial to our country's future as Paine's was in 1776. In Civic Arousal, Nader responds to thoughtful letters written by two young citizens, both frustrated with the political status quo but unsure about their power to affect real change. His insights will inspire every citizen to participate in our democracy and movements for positive change in this country.
The Nineteenth Century and After
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Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
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Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
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The Forum
Author: Lorettus Sutton Metcalf
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 966
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
Interpretations and Forecasts
Author: Victor Branford
Publisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Science and Sancity
Author: Victor Branford
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Forum
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 976
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Languages : en
Pages : 976
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Nineteenth Century
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Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Utopian Papers
Author: Dorothea Hollins
Publisher:
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Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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The Sociological Review
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Setting the Agenda
Author: Maxwell McCombs
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0745637132
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action. Although Walter Lippman captured the essence of the media’s powerful influence early in the last century with his phrase, “the world outside and the pictures in our heads,” a detailed, empirical elaboration of this agenda-setting role of the mass media did not begin until the final quarter of the 20th century. In this comprehensive book, Maxwell McCombs, one of the founding fathers of agenda-setting tradition of research, synthesizes the hundreds of scientific studies carried out on this central role of the mass media in the shaping of public opinion. Across the world, the mass media strongly influences what the pictures of public affairs "in our heads" are about. The mass media also influences the very details of those pictures. In addition to describing this media influence on what we think about and how we think about it, Setting the Agenda also discusses the sources of these media agendas, the psychological explanation for their impact on the public agenda, and the subsequent consequences for attitudes, opinions and behaviour.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0745637132
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action. Although Walter Lippman captured the essence of the media’s powerful influence early in the last century with his phrase, “the world outside and the pictures in our heads,” a detailed, empirical elaboration of this agenda-setting role of the mass media did not begin until the final quarter of the 20th century. In this comprehensive book, Maxwell McCombs, one of the founding fathers of agenda-setting tradition of research, synthesizes the hundreds of scientific studies carried out on this central role of the mass media in the shaping of public opinion. Across the world, the mass media strongly influences what the pictures of public affairs "in our heads" are about. The mass media also influences the very details of those pictures. In addition to describing this media influence on what we think about and how we think about it, Setting the Agenda also discusses the sources of these media agendas, the psychological explanation for their impact on the public agenda, and the subsequent consequences for attitudes, opinions and behaviour.