Through the grapevine : socially transmitted information and distorted democracy / Taylor N. Carlson.
| Author/creator | Carlson, Taylor N. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chicago studies in American politics Chicago studies in American politics. ^A786748 |
| Contents | How political conversations change the information environment -- Distorted democracy -- Conceptual and empirical measurement -- Distortion -- Underinformed -- Polarized -- Engaged -- Distorted or dysfunctional? |
| Abstract | "Accurate information about politics is at the heart of democratic functioning. For decades, those concerned with the information environment have understandably focused on mass media, but many Americans do not learn about politics from direct engagement with the news. Indeed, about one-third of Americans learn about politics from socially transmitted information they acquire from conversations with others and social media. How does socially transmitted information differ from information communicated by mass media? And what are the consequences for political behavior? Drawing on evidence from experiments, surveys, and Twitter, Taylor Carlson finds that, as information flows from the media to person to person, it becomes sparse, more biased, less accurate, and more mobilizing. The result is what Carlson calls distorted democracy. Although socially transmitted information does not necessarily render democracy dysfunctional, it does contribute to a public that is at once underinformed, polarized, and engaged"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2023046438 |
| ISBN | 9780226834153 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0226834158 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780226834177 paperback |
| ISBN | 0226834174 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PN4565 .P65 C37 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |