Families' values : how parents, siblings, and children affect political attitudes / Robert Urbatsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urbatsch, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political socialization.

Political psychology.

Families--Political aspects.

Families.

Political participation--Social aspects.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Families are a pervasive influence in life, yet their influence on political beliefs has been little studied beyond the idea that parents and spouses pass along their beliefs. This book explores a broader set of links between family circumstances and political attitudes. It provides evidence that behaviours without explicit political intention - such as choosing to work or to take multiple children to the same extracurricular activities - can shape the ideologies of close relatives and that siblings and children can by their very existence inflect policy preferences.

Contents:

What we know about families and why we should know more

The conservative children of stay-at-home mothers

The ideological pull of siblings

Birth order revisited : attitudes towards morality

Girls are from mars, boys are from venus: children and militarism

Children, economic insecurity, and support for big government

Conclusion: it's all relatives

Appendix: Statistical models and technical details.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-937362-0

0-19-937361-2

OCLC:

882915102