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ERIC Number: EJ536735
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Social Issues and Voting Behavior.
Piroth, Scott
Social Education, v60 n6 p368-73 Oct 1996
Summarizes and reports on a large body of statistical evidence that suggests US voting patterns relate more to general attitudes and beliefs than to any substantive evaluation of policy positions. Studies reveal that voter preference often is determined by parental influence and party loyalty. Discusses possible reasons and implications. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Decision Making, Elections, Law Related Education, Parent Influence, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Issues, Political Parties, Politics, Public Affairs Education, Secondary Education, Social Problems, Social Studies, Statistical Analysis, Voting
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Campbell (Angus); Converse (Philip E)