Political Character of Adolescence : : The Influence of Families and Schools /

Political Character of Adolescence : : The Influence of Families and Schools / / 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...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (372 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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