Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Illustrations; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO GAPOLOGY; The Concept of "Gapology"; The United States in Red and Blue; A Culture War?; The Gapology of American Politics; CHAPTER 2: THE INCOME GAP; Income and American Political Behavior; The Income Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections; Income and Public Policy Preferences; The Education Gap; The Significance of the Income Gap; CHAPTER 3: THE RELIGION GAP; Religion and American Political Behavior; The Religion Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections
Religion and Public Policy PreferencesReligion and the Cultural Divide; The Changing Dynamic of the Religion Gap; The Significance of the Religion Gap; CHAPTER 4: THE GENDER GAP; Gender and American Political Behavior; The Gender Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections; Gender and Public Policy Preferences; The Marriage Gap; The Significance of the Gender Gap; CHAPTER 5: THE RACE GAP; Race and American Political Behavior; The Race Gap in the 2008 and 2012 Elections; Race and Public Policy Preferences; The Significance of the Race Gap; CHAPTER 6: THE AGE GAP; Age and American Political Behavior
The Age Gap in the 2008 and 2012 ElectionsAge and Public Policy Preferences; The Significance of the Age Gap; CHAPTER 7: THE GEOGRAPHY GAP; Geography and American Political Behavior; Geography and Public Policy Preferences; The Significance of the Geography Gap; CHAPTER 8: THE IMPLICATIONS OF GAPOLOGY; The Gaps and Vote Choice; The Gaps and Public Policy Preferences; The Significance of Gapology; Appendix: Exit Polls, 1980-2012; Discussion Questions; Index