This article seeks to understand the development of partisanship among the largest of
contemporary immigrant groups, Asian Americans and Latinos. Identifying the processes …

Feminist critiques of religion invariably point to passages from sacred texts and influential
theological tracts that place women in a divinely sanctioned subordinate role. Based on …

This article revisits the question of voter turnout in American presidential elections from the
perspective of political generations. We extend previous analyses by examining the entire …

Wohl kaum ein Befund ist in der wahlsoziologischen Literatur der letzten beiden Jahrzehnte
so häufig anzutreffen wie die Diagnose, die Bundesrepublik durchlaufe—wie zahlreiche …

Numerous works have detailed the breakdown of brand loyalty within society over the last
forty years and its results. Whether examining political loyalties, religious loyalties, or …

Unter einem Wert versteht man nach der in den Sozialwissenschaften weithin akzeptierten
Definition von Kluckhohn (1951) eine „Konzeption des Wünschenswerten “, dh einen …

One of the most intriguing aspects of the debate regarding the persistence of party
identification is that proponents of different schools of thought have each managed to use …

Support for minor parties is increasing in some state elections. In this article we use survey
data to model support for contemporary third party candidates in California. Our analysis …

Politikwissenschaftler interessieren sich schon seit längerer Zeit für die Frage, ob und wie
sich die in der Zeit der Sozialisation erworbenen politischen Orientierungen mit …

This dissertation investigates the way people make sense of politics through informal talk.
The study shows how, through casual discussion, people collectively develop and define …