The contribution of media consumption to civic participation1

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 351-371

  Livingstone, Sonia ^a   Markham, Tim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civic participation; Interest in politics; Media consumption; News consumption; Online news; Political action; Social capital; Voting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 44349095759     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2008.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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