Hooked : How Politics Captures People's Interest (Paperback)

1. Why political interest matters and how to understand its origins; Part I. Describing Political Interest: 2. The psychology of political interest 3. Measuring political interest; 4. The impact of elections; 5. Sixty years of political interest; Part II. The Development of Political Interest: 6. Political interest over the life course: the population average; 7. Stability and variation in political interest; 8. Differences in age trajectories; Part III. Explaining Change in Political Interest: 9. The big benefits of panel data analysis; 10. Education; 11. Parents; 12. Money, health, and happiness; 13. Encounters with politics; 14. The impact of political attitudes and identities; 15. Conclusion; Data appendix; Index.