Harry Potter and the Millennials – PDF

Without a doubt, the Harry Potter collection has had a commanding impact on the Millennial Generation. Several youngsters grew up immersed in the world of the boy wizard—studying the books, dressing up in costume to attend midnight ebook launch events, watching the motion pictures, even making and competing in Quidditch tournaments. Beyond what we all know of the fame of the collection, nevertheless, nothing has been printed on the query of the Harry Potter impact on the politics of its younger readers—now voting adults. Looking to contain his college students in exploring the connections between political opinion and widespread tradition, Anthony Gierzynski carried out a nationwide survey of over 1,100 faculty college students. Harry Potter and the Millennials (Mobi/PDF) tells the charming story of how the workforce designed the examine and gathered outcomes, what conclusions can and can’t be drawn about Millennial politics, and the challenges social scientists face in learning sociology, political science, and mass communication. Gierzynski’s charming evaluation of media’s affect on political beliefs, built-in with the satisfying Potter story particulars, makes for an irresistible venture that social scientists can use to work just a little magic of their lecture rooms. 978-1421410340, 978-1421410333 Table of Contents: Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Isn’t It Just a Story? 1 The Subtle (and Not-So-Subtle) Political Lessons of Harry Potter 2 Learning the Lessons of the Wizarding World 3 Do the Politics of Harry Potter Fans Reflect Those of the Wizarding World? 4 The Role of Harry Potter in the Political Development of Millennials Conclusion Fiction, Reality, and Politics Appendixes A. Research Methodology B. The Questionnaire C. Regression Analyses D. Model of Harry Potter Effects with Coefficients Notes Bibliography Index

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“The ebook Harry Potter and the Millennials: Research Methods and the Politics of the Muggle Generation is nice enjoyable.” — Choice “A extremely readable therapy of an expertise that swept the nation and nonetheless has appreciable presence. To my data, that is the only severe try to judge the political affect of the Harry Potter craze amongst pre-adults.” — M. Kent Jennings, University of California, Santa Barbara NOTE: The product only contains the ebook, Harry Potter and the Millennials in the unique MOBI (Kindle) format. A transformed PDF can be included. No access codes are included.