TY - BOOK AU - Mutz,Diana Carole TI - In-your-face politics: the consequences of uncivil media SN - 0691165114 AV - P95.82.U6 M88 2015 U1 - 324.7/3/0973 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press KW - Television in politics KW - United States KW - Mass media KW - Political aspects KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index; What is "in-your-face" politics? -- The consequences of in-your-face politics for arousal and memory -- Effects on public perceptions of the legitimacy of the opposition -- The costs of in-your-face politics for political trust -- Real-world contexts -- Who watches this stuff anyway? The audience for in-your-face politics -- Does the medium matter? -- How politics on television has changed -- Making politics palatable: political television in an era of choice N2 - "Americans are disgusted with watching politicians screaming and yelling at one another on television. But does all the noise really make a difference? Drawing on numerous studies, Diana Mutz provides the first comprehensive look at the consequences of in-your-face politics. Her book contradicts the conventional wisdom by documenting both the benefits and the drawbacks of in-your-face media."--Dust jacket flap ER -