Political Character of Adolescence : : The Influence of Families and Schools / / M. Kent Jennings, Richard G. Niemi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Jennings, M. Kent,; Niemi, Richard G.,
• MitwirkendeR: Ehman, Lee H.,; Langton, Kenneth P.,; Sebert, Suzanne Koprince,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1974
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1788
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; List of Tables --; Preface --; I. INTRODUCTION --; 1. Political Learning, Individual Behavior, and the Political System --; II. ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR PARENTS --; 2. Attachments to the Political Parties --; 3. Opinions on Public Policy Issues --; 4. Political Knowledge and Conceptual Sophistication --; 5. Citizenship Roles within the System --; 6. The Impact of Parental Agreement --; III. THE IMPACT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM --; 7. Effects of the High School Civics Curriculum --; 8. Social Studies Teachers and Their Pupils --; 9. The Political Texture of Peer Groups --; IV. LONGITUDINAL PERSPECTIVES --; 10. Political Development over the Life Cycle --; 11. Re-Creation and Change of the Political Culture --; V. CONCLUSION --; 12. Political Learning in Perspective --; Appendix: Study Design and Execution --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400868797; 9783110426847; 9783110413663; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400868797
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: M. Kent Jennings, Richard G. Niemi.

This book shows how specific agents shape the political character of adolescents, how response to these agents varies according to sex, race, and other factors, and how political learning changes through the life-cycle and across generations.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.