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Individuals, Groups, and Networks: Implications for the Study and Practice of Democratic Politics

from III - Later Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2021

By
Robert Huckfeldt
Edited by
Mario L. Small ,
Brea L. Perry ,
Bernice Pescosolido  and
Edward B. Smith
Mario L. Small
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Brea L. Perry
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bernice Pescosolido
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Edward B. Smith
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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Summary

In asking “Why Class Matters?” Brooks and Svallfors (2010) pose a central question, not only for the analysis of politics but also for the broader understanding of political, social, and economic behavior at the level of both individuals and groups. Moreover, the question reaches beyond the boundaries of social class to include a wide range of both individual characteristics and group properties. Why do income, education, ethnicity, race, and individually held political beliefs matter? To what extent are these various characteristics important as individually held properties, and to what extent are they important in the construction of the groups to which individuals belong?

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Personal Networks
Classic Readings and New Directions in Egocentric Analysis
 , pp. 477 - 488
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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