Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1: Generations, Politics, and Political Science
by David Schultz
Chapter 2: Generational Change in Partisanship - An Age-Period-Cohort Accounting
By Laura Stoker
Chapter 3. Collective Memory and the Pandemic Emergence of Generation Z
By Scott L. McClean

Part II: Attitudes and Opinions.
Chapter 4. Generational Divides, Changing Times, or Aging? Examining Immigration. Opinion in the U.S., 2004-2018
By Jeffrey C. Dixon, Andrew S. Fullerton, and Victoria Nash
Chapter 5. Generational attitudes toward drug policies in the United States
By Leah Hutton Blumenfeld
Chapter 6. Gender and the Generations: You Haven’t Come a Long Way Yet, Baby
By Whitney Ross Manzo and David B. McLennan
Chapter 7. What American Heroism Teaches Us About Generations and Politics
By Bruce Peabody

Part III: Participation and Political Engagement
Chapter 8. “The Times They are a Changin’”: Generational Comparisons of the Civil Rights Movement with the Current-Day Climate Movement
By Robin Boyle Laisure
Chapter 9. Building Youthful Habits of Voting
By Niall Michelsen
Chapter 10. Presidential Candidates on Campus and Civic Engagement among College Students
By Kenneth Moffet and Laurie Rice

Part IV: Impact
Chapter 11. Millennial Generation Political Engagement – Democratically Motivated or Disenchanted? Insights from the 2020 Election
By Ashley D. Ross and Stella M. Rouse
Chapter 12. Generational Shifts Change Politics in Florida
By Susan A. MacManus and Anthony A. Cilluffo
Chapter 13. How They Govern: Do Millennial Mayors Bring a Generational Perspective to Their Activities
By Sally Friedman, Michael Armato and Emily Matott
Chapter 14. The Language of Representation: How Millennial and Non-Millennial Legislators Present Themselves to Constituents
By Sally Friedman, Emily Matott and Andrew McMahon

About the Author

Sally Friedman is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany.
David Schultz is Hamline University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies and Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota.

Reviews

“This volume reopens the question of generational impact on political behavior and provides some direction for future research.” - John J. McGlennon, College of William Mary