How does politics manifest in everyday life? Politics plays out in our everyday personal lives; we make political statements with our personal actions. Everyday politics has a cumulative impact; it is...

How does politics manifest in everyday life? Politics plays out in our everyday personal lives; we make political statements with our personal actions. Everyday politics has a cumulative impact; it is an expression of identity; it enhances solidarity and helps promote social change. Civil society is the zone between home and work. It’s declining due to several factors, including increased personal mobility that leads to weaker ties, mass communication that promotes global issues but ignores or eliminates local issues, and increasingly busy personal lives. Political activism is evolving into new forms. Younger people are using the marketplace to wield their power as consumers, and civic groups tend to be more hands-on and more in support of an issue rather than against it.