Machine generated contents note: An Overview -- ch. 1 The Aging of Regular Newspaper Readers -- Who Reads a Newspaper Every Day Anymore? -- Has Reading a Newspaper for Political Content Changed? -- Can Similar Patterns Be Found in Other Established Democracies? -- Do Young Adults Just Not Like to Read? -- Conclusion: A Future for Newspapers? -- ch. 2 The Aging Audience for Politics on TV -- Is Network TV News a Dying Dinosaur? -- Is Cable News Picking up the Slack? -- Where Have All the Water-Cooler Shows Gone? -- Can Similar Patterns Be Found in Other Established Democracies? -- Conclusion: Can Soft News Save the Day? -- ch. 3 Don't Ask Anyone Under 30 -- Have Young People Become Less Likely to Follow Political Events? -- What News Stories Did Young People Follow in 2004? -- Is This the Least Politically Knowledgeable Generation of American Youth Ever? -- Are Young People in Other Democracies Similarly Clueless About Politics? -- Conclusion: The Impact of Political Knowledge -- Appendix to Chapter 3 -- ch. 4 Where Have All the Young Voters Gone? -- Turnout by Age in American Presidential Elections Since 1964 -- Turnout by Age in Parliamentary Elections: Change over Three Decades -- The Turnout Gap in American Second-Order Elections -- The Turnout Gap in Second-Order Elections in Other Established Democracies -- Conclusion: Was Lowering the Voting Age a Mistake? -- ch. 5 Do Young Adults See Voting as a Civic Duty? -- Have Young Americans Become Less Likely to View Voting as a Duty? -- Can Similar Trends Be Found in Other Democracies? -- Conclusion: A Window Into the Future? -- ch. 6 Does Low Youth Turnout Really Matter? -- Does Position in the Life Cycle Affect Policy Positions? -- Is There a Generation Gap in American Voting Behavior? -- Are There Age Gaps in Ideology and Voting Behavior in Other Countries? -- Conclusion: A Government for Older People? -- ch. 7 A New Civic Engagement Among Young People? -- Are Today's Young People the Volunteer Generation? -- Have Young People Become More Involved in Community Problem Solving and Contacting Governmental Officials? -- Have Young People Turned to Unconventional Forms of Political Participation? -- Conclusion: Young People's Place in the Forest of Political Participation -- ch. 8 Young People's Role in the 2008 and 2010 Elections -- Has the Internet Changed Age Patterns of Political Attention? -- Did Young People Tune in to the 2008 Conventions and Presidential Debates? -- Did the Campaigns Really Reach out to Young People in 2008? -- How Much Did Young People Participate in the 2008 Nomination Process? -- Did Young People Vote at Higher Rates in the 2008 General Election? -- Where Did All the Young Voters Go in 2010? -- Conclusion: Last Place in Turnout Is Nothing to Crow About -- ch. 9 What Can Be Done? -- How to Improve Turnout Rates Without Compulsory Voting? -- Want a Solution? Consider Compulsory Voting -- How Much Support Is There for Compulsory Voting? -- Is Talk of Compulsory Voting at All Realistic?.
