The Radical Center

Description

Drawing on extensive research and national survey data, sociologist Donald I. Warren here presents an in-depth analysis of the Middle American Radicals, who they are, what they believe, the major targets of their grievances, and the likelihood of their political mobilization. The evidence indicates that as many as one in five Americans shares the Radical Center perspective, including people who outwardly seem to have very little in common by way of economic, occupational, or education status. Of particular significance are the findings concerning potential support for the various presidential candidates and for a third national political party.

Author Bio

Donald I. Warren (1935–1997) was Program Director at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Black Neighborhoods: An Assessment of Community Power (1975), and Radio Priest: Charles Coughlin, the Father of Hate Radio (1996.)

Reviews

"Presents the results of research concerning the income, educational, and ideological characteristics of a segment of middle-income persons who have become increasingly supportive of political activism. . . . Because the research spans pre-and post-Watergate times, the book's relevance to understanding middle-American political ideology is enhanced." —Choice

"A must read for students of voting behavior." —Sociology: Review of New Books