Young v. old : generational combat in the 21st century
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Young v. old : generational combat in the 21st century
（Transforming American politics series）
Westview Press, c1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780813317588
内容説明
Arguing that an inter-generational war is brewing in the United States, this book paints a picture of the "ageing of America" and what it means for politics and policy questions, including social security, health care, crime, jobs, social welfare, defence and foreign affairs. Differences between older and younger citizens are examined in the light of voting and registration patterns, ideological and party preferences, and varieties of political activism. Contemporary media and new technologies are highlighted as sources of disparities and bridges between the generations - how they "watch politics", how they prefer to solve social problems, and how inter-generational understanding may be improved through communication and education.
目次
- Part 1 An overview of the changing age profile: the nation's changing age profile - what does it mean? Part 2 Political participation differences: the ballot box - registration and turn-out
- activism in political parties and election campaigns
- individual and group activism - from writing letters to running for office. Part 3 Differences in public-policy preferences and priorities: taxing and spending - differences in generational priorities?
- domestic and foreign policy - generational outlooks and preferences. Part 4 Projections for the future: how wide the generational divide? - (and what happens as the age profile changes shape?)
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: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780813317595
内容説明
"Census Bureau statistics confirm the changing age profile of the nation, and no amount of Grecian Formula can alter the fact that the population is graying. For a look at where that trend will take the country, MacManus focuses on Florida, which, she says, is what America will look like in the year 2000. Floridians are engaged in intergenerational warfare that will soon sweep the country, a battle of the kids against the "wrinklies"?mainly over social issues. The old want Medicare, gun control and school prayer, and less spending on education, the environment, welfare, AIDS; the young want the opposite, as well as taxes on Social Security. If Florida is a bellwether, young people will continue to see and resent the shrinking potential of the economy, and it hardly helps to see the lifestyle of the "woopies," the Well-Off Older People. But the young had better become more politically involved if they want to fight the gray peril. Old people register to vote at a rate 23% higher than the young, contribute to PACs and retire and run for public office; they are also living longer (in 1990, there were 35,800 people 100 or older). In her thorough study, MacManus makes a plea for education to forestall the us-against-them scenario, pointing out that unless cross-generational understanding becomes a priority, age politics could make for an ugly future." -Publisher's Weekly
目次
An Overview of the Changing Age Profile -- The Nation's Changing Age Profile: What Does It Mean? -- Political Participation Differences -- Using the Ballot Box: Registering and Voting -- Activism in Political Parties and Election Campaigns -- Individual and Group Activism: From Writing Letters to Running for Office -- Differences in Public Policy Preferences and Priorities -- Taxing and Spending Preferences: Different Generational Priorities? -- Domestic and Foreign Policy: Generational Outlooks and Preferences -- Projections for the Future -- How Wide the Generational Divide? Changes over Time
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