Why Americans Don't Vote is a well-crafted and well-executed piece of research. It stands as the best treatment of the topic, a topic that has received a good deal of attention. I recommend this book highly, both to those interested in understanding political participation and to those interested in modelling change in attitudes and behaviors generally.

Contemporary Sociology

RUY TEIXEIRA is a Senior Analyst specializing in income security, education, and survey research for Abt Associates, Inc.