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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jennings, M. Kent, author.

Niemi, Richard G., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1788

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political socialization--United States.

Political socialization.

Youth--Political activity--United States.

Youth.

Youth--United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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 / Langton, Kenneth P.

8. Social Studies Teachers and Their Pupils / Ehman, Lee H.

9. The Political Texture of Peer Groups / Sebert, Suzanne Koprince

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691644707

0691644705

9781400868797

1400868793

OCLC:

902958231