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Political Socialization

Political socialization is a key component of the maintenance and change of political culture. Your textbook presents the general aspects and impacts of political socialization, but political scientists and sociologists delve much deeper into the subject. What methodologies are used to study political socialization? What are the most important findings of recent research?

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Soldiers in Stetsons: B-Westerns go to war. R. Philip Loy. Journal of Popular Film and Television Wntr 2003 v30 i4 p197(9)

Education, socialization, and development of national identity: The American common school and Israel Defense Forces in transnational perspective. F. Michael Perko. Shofar Wntr 2003 v21 i2 p101(20)

Assessing changing views of the President: revisiting Greenstein's Children and Politics. (Articles). (Fred Greenstein)(Statistical Data Included) Amy Carter, Ryan L. Teten. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 2002 v32 i3 p453(10)

Depictions of Public Service in Children's Literature: Revisiting an Understudied Aspect of Political Socialization(*). Christopher A. Cooper, Marc Schwerdt. Social Science Quarterly Sept 2001 v82 i3 p616

Preparing for Elite Political Participation: Simulations and the Political Socialization of Adolescents(*). Cindy Simon Rosenthal, James A. Rosenthal, Jocelyn Jones. Social Science Quarterly Sept 2001 v82 i3 p633

The Role of Parental Mediation in the Political Socialization Process. Erica Weintraub Austin, Bruce E. Pinkleton. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media Spring 2001 v45 i2 p221

Political socialization, party identification, and the gender gap. Margaret C. Trevor. Public Opinion Quarterly Spring 1999 v63 i1 p62(2)

Political socialisation during early childhood. Manjula Waniganayake, Barbara Donegan. Australian Journal of Early Childhood March 1999 v24 i1 p34

Different paths: gender, immigration and political participation. Michael Jones-Correa. International Migration Review Summer 1998 v32 n2 p326(24)

Political socialization in the classroom revisited: the kids voting program. James Simon, Bruce D. Merrill. The Social Science Journal Jan 1998 v35 n1 p29(14)

Education for democracy in Argentina: effects of a newspaper-in-school program. Steven Chaffee, Roxana Morduchowicz, Hernan Galperin. International Journal of Public Opinion Research Winter 1997 v9 n4 p313(23)

Intellectual fads in political science: the cases of political socialization and community power studies. (The Profession) Yali Peng. PS: Political Science & Politics March 1994 v27 n1 p100(9)

Political socialization and civics education in Oceania. Ralph E. Bunch. International Journal of Comparative Sociology Sept-Dec 1991 v32 n3-4 p315(7)

Democratic dispositions and cultural competency: ingredients for school renewal. Eugene Edgar, James M. Patton, Norma Day-Vines. Remedial and Special Education July-August 2002 v23 i4 p231(11)

Genetic and environmental influences in adolescent peer socialization: evidence from two genetically sensitive designs. (Statistical Data Included) Alessandra C. Iervolino, Alison Pike, Beth Manke, David Reiss, E. Mavis Hetherington, Robert Plomin. Child Development Jan-Feb 2002 v73 i1 p162(13)


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For whom the poll tolls. Katha Pollitt. The Nation August 4, 2003 v277 i4 p11 (1052 words)

Reassessing public opinion polling in the Truman administration. Brandon Rottinghaus. Presidential Studies Quarterly June 2003 v33 i2 p325(8) (4059 words)

The big chill. (Articles). (censoring those who speak out) Alisa Solomon. The Nation June 2, 2003 v276 i21 p17 (3824 words)

Polling and policy analysis as resources for advocacy. Howard P. Greenwald, William L. Beery, Dave Pearson, Sandra Senter, Allen Cheadle, Gary D. Nelson, Karen Bodenhorn, Catherine Horiuchi. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory April 2003 v13 i2 p177(15)

Presidential election polls in 2000: a study in dynamics. Christopher Wlezien. Presidential Studies Quarterly March 2003 v33 i1 p172(16)

The polls: state-level presidential approval: results from the job approval project. Jeffrey E. Cohen. Presidential Studies Quarterly March 2003 v33 i1 p211(10)

Multilingual polling: its time has come. (Voices). Sergio Bendixen. Columbia Journalism Review Jan-Feb 2003 v41 i5 p58(2)

The rove machine rolls on. (Comment). (Karl Rove) Robert B. Reich. The American Prospect Feb 2003 v14 i2 p2(2)

The American consensus and the American conservative. Irving Louis Horowitz. Partisan Review Spring 2003 v70 i2 p298(7)

Literature, politics and pedagogy. Henry Srebrnik. Academic Exchange Quarterly Winter 2002 v6 i4 p108(5)
The polls: policy-specific presidential approval, part 2. Jeffrey E. Cohen. Presidential Studies Quarterly Dec 2002 v32 i4 p779(10)

The polls: policy-specific presidential approval, Part 1. (Statistical Data Included) Jeffrey E. Cohen. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 2002 v32 i3 p600(10)

THE EDITOR'S PAGE: A Moving Target. (public opinion polls) Bruce M. Smith. Phi Delta Kappan Nov 2002 v84 i3 p178

Polls reported poorly. (Media/Politics). Terry Jones. St. Louis Journalism Review Nov 2002 v32 i251 p12(1)

News framing and cueing of issue regimes: explaining Clinton's public approval in spite of scandal. Dhavan V. Shah, Mark D. Watts, David Domke, David P. Fan. Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 2002 v66 i3 p339(32)

Presidential address; navigating the rapids of change: some observations on survey methodology in the early twenty-first century. (Don A. Dillman )(Transcript) Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 2002 v66 i3 p473(22)

"Reflections of yesterday": George H. W. Bush's instrumental use of public opinion research in presidential discourse. Wynton C. Hall. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 2002 v32 i3 p531(28)

Political regime and suicide: some relevant variables to be considered. (Politics). S. Stack. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Oct 2002 v56 i10 p727(1)

The coming American dictatorship revisited. (Think of it this way ...). John Silveira. Backwoods Home Magazine Sept-Oct 2002 p43(7)

The polls--trends: defense and the military. (Statistical Data Included) Oscar Torres-Reyna, Robert Y. Shapiro. Public Opinion Quarterly Summer 2002 v66 i2 p279(25)

Public opinion, constitutional democracy, and the new technology: essential components in the secondary school social studies curriculum. David L. Martinson. The Social Studies March 2002 v93 i2 p68(5)

Response-order effects and the early gallup split-ballots. (Statistical Data Included) George Bishop, Andrew Smith. Public Opinion Quarterly Winter 2001 v65 i4 p479(27)

Lessons for Next Time. RUY TEIXEIRA. The American Prospect Dec 18, 2000 v11 i26 p12

THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLIC TRUST IN GOVERNMENT: A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS. (Statistical Data Included) VIRGINIA A. CHANLEY, THOMAS J. RUDOLPH, WENDY M. RAHN. Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 2000 v64 i3 p239

QUESTION WORDING AND THE HOUSE VOTE CHOICE: SOME EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE. (vote for incumbents analyzed)(Statistical Data Included) JANET M. BOX-STEFFENSMEIER, GARY C. JACOBSON, J. TOBIN GRANT. Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 2000 v64 i3 p257

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: POLLING IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. (Statistical Data Included) MICHAEL TRAUGOTT. Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 2000 v64 i3 p374

Changes in Polling. (Brief Article) Society July 2000 v37 i5 p4 Mag.Coll.: 103K3291.

PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLING DURING PRESIDENTIAL SCANDAL AND IMPEACHMENT. MICHAEL R. KAGAY. Public Opinion Quarterly Fall 1999 v63 i3 p449

The Polls: Favorability Ratings of Presidents. (Statistical Data Included) JEFFREY E. COHEN. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 1999 v29 i3 p690

POLLING ON A DEEPER LEVEL. (the art of public opinion polls) ALLAN RIVLIN. National Journal August 7, 1999 v31 i32 p2326