01299pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001500040245012400055260000900179300001500188362001200203520084300215650001501058650001801073650001601091773003401107180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJunn, Jane  aParticipation in liberal democracy: the political assimilation of immigrants and ethnic minorities in the United States  c1999  ap.1417-438  aJun-Jul  aThis article compares patterns of participatory behavior in politics among immigrants and ethnic minorities in the United States. Differences in rates of participation in a range of political activities from system-directed acts, such as voting and contacting officials, to more direct forms of participation, such as protesting are analyzed for Whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, as well as by generation of immigration within groups. The extent to which standard socioeconomic status models of participatory behavior explain variation in political activity across ethnic and racial groups is assessed. In so doing, the article challenges the normative interpretation of the results from these standard models that more participation among minorities and new entrants to the United States is desirable. - Reproduced  aImmigrants  aEthnic groups  aImmigration  aAmerican Behavioral Scientist