A crisis of civility? : political discourse and its discontents /: political discourse and its discontents. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Robert G. Boatright, Timothy J. Shaffer, Sarah Sobieraj, Dannagal Goldthwaite Young.
• Editors: Boatright, Robert G; Shaffer, Timothy J, 1982-; Sobieraj, Sarah; Young, Dannagal G
• Contents: Foreword by Gabrielle Giffords Preface by Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer Introduction: A Crisis of Civility? [Robert G. Boatright] Part I: How Americans Think about Civility in Politics 1. Two Concepts of Civility [Simon Anthony Laden] 2. How People Perceive Political Incivility [Ashley Muddiman] 3. Perceptions of Incivility in Public Discourse [Kate Kenski, Kevin Coe, and Stephen A. Rains] 4. Signaling Incivility: The Role of Speaker, Substance and Tone [Emily Sydnor] Part II: Instances of Civility and Incivility in Contemporary American Political Discourse 5. "Showdowns, " "Duels, " and "Nail-biters": How Aggressive Strategic Game Frames in Campaign Coverage Fuel Public Perceptions of Incivility [Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Lindsay Hoffman, and Danielle Roth] 6. Crises and Civility: Twitter Discourse after School Shootings [Deana A. Rohlinger and Cynthia Williams] 7. Can Civility and Deliberation Disrupt the Deep Roots of Polarization? Attitudes toward Muslim Americans as Evidence of Hyperpolarized Partisan Worldviews [J. Cherie Strachan and Michael R. Wolf] 8. Disentangling Uncivil and Intolerant Discourse in Online Political Talk [Patricia Rossini] Part III: Learning from the Past 9. Seeking a Mutuality of Tolerance: A Practical Defense of Civility in a Time of Political Warfare [John Gastil] 10. The Patron Saint of Civility? Benjamin Franklin and the Problems of Civil Discourse [Steven C. Bullock] 11. Enabling Civil Discourse: Creating Civic Space and Resources for Democratic Discussion [Timothy J. Shaffer] Conclusion: The Real Morality of Public Discourse: Civility as an Orienting Attitude [Deborah Mower]
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 306.4409730905; Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- United States; Communication in politics -- United States; Language and languages -- Political aspects; Courtesy -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351051965; 9781351051972; 9781351051958; 9781351051989
• Related ISBNs: 9781138484450
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