Aggressive Political Participation / / Edward N. Muller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Muller, Edward N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1395
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)

Utilizing data from a survey of attitudes and behavior of more than 2,500 residents of selected rural, urban, and university communities in the Federal Republic of Germany, Edward Muller attempts to formulate and to test a general multivariate theory about what motivates individuals to participate in aggressive political action. Since this kind of political behavior is infrequent in addition to being difficult to measure, it rarely has been subjected to rigorous scientific investigation at the micro-level. Professor Muller's study is an attempt to understand the causes of aggressive political participation using quantitative techniques.Originally published in 1979.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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ONE. What Is To Be Explained and How -- TWO. Explanations of Aggressive Political Participation -- THREE. Measurement of Aggressive Political Participation -- FOUR. The Expectancy-Value- Norms Theory -- FIVE. Frustration- Aggression Theory -- SIX. Left-Out VariabIes -- SEVEN. Cross-Validity of the Expectancy-Value- Norms Model -- EIGHT. Uses and Limitations of the Expectancy-Value- Norms Model -- NINE. Macro-Micro Linkages -- APPENDIX A. Comparison of Political Trust-Distrust and Political Support-Alienation as Predictors of Aggressive Political Participation -- APPENDIX B. Summary Characteristics of the Variables -- APPENDIX C. German Text of the Variables -- INDEX