Generations & Symbolic Politics: A Longitudinal Analysis of Whites' Symbolic Attitudes
Previous research by Connell (1989) suggests that the political socialization literature has lost its ability to produce new ideas. Connell (1989) lists the inability of the political socialization literature to explain why attitudes change and the tendency of the political socialization literature...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-2010
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| Summary: | Previous research by Connell (1989) suggests that the political socialization literature has lost its ability to produce new ideas. Connell (1989) lists the inability of the political socialization literature to explain why attitudes change and the tendency of the political socialization literature to rely on cross sectional data as evidence of this. To address Connell's (1989) concerns the current study 1) utilized panel data (Jennings, et al., 1997) to determine if the aging process was related to an increase in the stability of symbolic attitudes and 2) utilized panel data to determine if early political socialization was related to adult political predispositions. Evidence suggests that symbolic attitudes do increase in stability as one ages. Evidence also suggests that early political socialization is an important predictor in explaining cohort differences in attitudes towards Blacks, party identification and attitudes towards issues in race policy. |
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| ISBN: | 1124314210 9781124314211 |