Download or read book Civic Life in the Information Age written by S. Sanford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-02-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defying the general belief that American citizenship is in decline, Sanford claims that Generation X is actually taking positions of civic leadership and authority as Baby Boomers retire. By exploring traditional instruments of social capital, civic culture and political science, she attempts to make us understand this maligned generation better.