Age and Change in Public Opinion: The Case of California, 1960-1970 |
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| Authors: | Pedersen Johannes T. |
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| Affiliation: | Johannes T. Pedersen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University, St. Louis. An earlier version of this artice was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 29-September 2, 1974. It reports part of a larger investigation of the dynamics of public opinion which is described in Johannes T. Pedersen, "Sources of Change in Public Opinion: The Case of California 1960-1970," unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 1973. Herbert McClosky, Frederick Reis, and Merrill Shanks read earlier versions of the paper, and the author is grateful for their comments. Financial support for the study was provided by grants from the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and Washington University, St. Louis. The data analyzed were originally collected by the Field Research Corporation and were made available by the State Data Program, Institute of Governmental Studies, with the assistance of the Survey Research Center, University of California, Berkeley. The author alone is responsible for the analyses and interpretations of the data presented here. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
This study examines the relationship between age and changein public opinion on various types of political questions, usingevidence from repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted inCalifornia between 1960 and 1970. The supposed connection betweenage and resistance to change may be the exception, not the rule.Age was found related to opinion stability only on partisanquestions. In other areas of public opinion, except on questionswhich produced age-related cleavages in the electorate, changesoccurred equally in older and younger age groups. Politicalsocialization during adulthood may be largely confined to thoseorientations which serve as guides to political action. |
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