US Politics and Generation Y : Engaging the Millennials.

Intro -- Title page -- copyright page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Ch1- The Millennial Generation and US Politics -- Talking About a New Generation in US Politics -- Recognizing Millennial Differences -- New Millennial Impact -- Salient Connections -- The (Surveillance) Learning Equation -- Informing Millennial Judgment -- Mediated Challenges and Possibilities -- Connecting Political Interests and Engagement -- Political Higher Learning -- Entering US Politics -- Collecting Data at an Introductory Level -- The Organization of the Book -- Ch2- Learning About US Politics -- Related Attentiveness and Awareness -- Figure 2.1 Attentiveness upon Entering a US Politics Course -- Attentiveness and Political Knowledge -- Table 2.1 Attentiveness upon Exiting a US Politics Course -- Learning Relevance -- Figure 2.2 Textbook Knowledge upon Entering a US Politics Course -- Figure 2.3 Recalling Foreign Policy Figures -- Table 2.2 Political Knowledge and Learning in US Politics Courses -- Electoral Understanding -- Figure 2.4 Exiting Knowledge of the Electoral College and House Control -- Domestic Recognition -- Foreign Familiarity -- Table 2.3 Recall of Figures at the End of a US Politics Course -- Learning Reinforcement -- Figure 2.5 Sorting Out Surveillance and Textbook Knowledge -- Table 2.4 Interest, Attentiveness, and Knowledgeupon Entering US Politics Courses -- Conclusion -- Ch3- Reasoning ina World of Politics and Policy -- An Age-Old Affective Connection -- Grappling with Identity and Imagery -- Figure 3.1 Patriotic Feelings upon Entering US Politics Courses -- Figure 3.2 Presidential Approval upon Entering and Exiting US Politics Courses -- Relating Preferences -- Figure 3.3 Trending Support for Increased Federal Spending -- Concern, Attention, and Preferences -- Figure 3.4 Considering the War in Iraq upon Entering a US Politics Course.

Information Impact -- Table 3.1 Learning About US Politics, Political Figures, and War -- Table 3.2 Processing the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq -- Concerns and Connections -- Fear Not for a New Millennial Future -- Figure 3.5 Conceptions of US Identity -- Conclusion -- Ch4- Media Channels for Political Learning -- Tuning Out and Tuning In -- Understanding Millennial Mediated Surveillance of Political Events -- Figure 4.1 Attention to TV and Internet News in US Politics Courses -- Recognizing New Media Possibilities -- Table 4.1 Levels of Internet Use and Political Knowledge -- The Daily Fix to Less-Than-Daily Media Attentiveness -- Table 4.2 News Attention and Political Knowledge -- Table 4.3 Daily Learning in US Politics -- Entertained into Learning -- Mediated Learning Impact (Or Understanding Your Audience -- Figure 4.2 Multimediated Instruction and Political Knowledge -- Table 4.4 Multimediated Salient Events and Knowledge -- Conclusion -- Ch5- Connecting Political Interests and Engagement -- Engaging in a Salient Political Event -- Beyond the Vote -- Learning How to Participate -- Gathering Related Knowledge -- Connecting the Events on Millennial Minds -- Figure 5.1 Relevant Politics and Current Events Discussion -- Table 5.1 Political Knowledge and Attentiveness -- Connecting Interest and Participation -- Figure 5.2 Levels of Political Interest upon Exiting a US Politics Course -- Table 5.2 Rotating Interest in US Politics -- Table 5.3 Connecting Interest and Attentiveness to US Politics -- Directed Relevance -- Engaging the Future -- Conclusion -- Ch6- Democratic Directions for a New Millennial Generation -- Choice, Challenges, and Citizenship -- Making Money and Making Government Work -- Beyond the President and the Politics of Disappointment -- Figure 6.1 Trust in Federal Government and Confidence in the President -- Encouraging Efficacy.

Figure 6.2 Political Involvement, Perceived Impact, and Efficacy -- Engaging Opportunities -- Figure 6.3 Student Views on Questioning Government, Debate, and Protest -- Building on New Millennial Connections -- New Millennial Direction -- Figure 6.4 Direction of the Country and Confidence in American Democracy -- Table 6.1 Perceived Direction of Country and Generation's Prospects -- Table 6.2 Perceived Direction of Country and Confidence in American Democracy -- Beyond the Introduction to US Politics Course -- Appendix A- Student Survey Respondents from Four Universities, 2000-2010 -- The Questionnaire -- Appendix B- Teaching US Politics at SUNY Fredonia -- References -- Index -- About the Book.

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