The Development of Political Attitudes in Children

ISBN-13: 9780202308326 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 316 str.

Robert D. Hess; Judith V. Torney; Jaan Valsiner

Opis

Based on astudy of 12,000 elementary school children in eight large and medium-sized American cities, this book presents the first large-scale study of political attitude formation in children.The authors view political development from the perspective of a general theory of socialization, and compare the influences of social class, intelligence, teacher attitude, and religious membership on the growth of political attit

Spis treści

List of Figures, List of Tables, Introduction to the Aldine Transaction Edition, Preface, 1 The Participation of Children in Political Life, 2 Acquisition of Attitudes and Attachment to the Nation, 3 Attachment to Government and Regard for Law, 4 Strategies for Exerting an Effect upon the Political System, 5 The Family and the School as Agents of Socialization, 6 The Effects of Religious Affiliation and Peer Group Participation, 7 Social Class and Intelligence as Mediating Factors, 8 The Influence of Sex Role Orientation, 9 The Impact of Party Affiliation, 10 Summary and Conclusions, APPENDIX A: Method of the Study, APPENDIX B: Demographic Information, APPENDIX c: Item Combinations and Scaling Descriptions, APPENDIX D: Supplementary Figures and Tables, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

O autorze

Judith V. Torney-Purta