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Duyn, Emily Van,

Democracy lives in darkness : how and why people keep their politics a secret / Emily Van Duyn. - 1 online resource (284 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Democracy Lives in Darkness' is about why people choose to hide their political beliefs from others and how they do so. Emily Van Duyn follows a secret political organization in rural Texas whose all-female membership meets in secret out of fear of their conservative spouses, friends, family, and neighbors. Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations of this group throughout the Trump administration, as well as U.S. representative survey data on secret political expression, this book explores what it means to be politically outnumbered and how intensifying political polarization has changed that experience over the past several years.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780197557051 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political sociology--United States.
Mass media--Political aspects--United States.
Secret societies--Political aspects--United States.
Party affiliation--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: JA76 / .D92 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 306.20973