Results of this study revealed that academicians followed same patterns as the remainder of the voters, but there were variations in the predominant patterns of switch voting. (JB)

Examines three theories of the impact of early learning on the development of political activism among young Americans. Provides a typology of political activity and investigates the influence of political and social psychological variables. Concludes that early learning contributes markedly to the development of political activism. (TRS)

This study compares a sample of student political activists at the University of Minnesota with the general student population of which they are a part. (Author)

Despite large-scale public opposition to civilian nuclear power in the United States and France, only in the former country has the opposition been successful in halting further commercialization of this energy technology. A major reason is that France's political structure provides relatively few access points for the expression of opposition.…

Examines the theory that pre-Hitler Nazism was part of a generational revolt. Research shows that, among new recruits to the National Socialist German Workers Party in that period, there were more than twice as many who were under 30 years old. Socioeconomic and historical factors which made Nazism attractive to German youth are discussed. (AM)

The author examines the political affiliation of German women with the past Nazi party before 1933. He discusses why German women supported the anti-feminist Nazi group which showed open contempt for women. (Author/RM)

A study of party independence and the trend to one party allegiance as a result of aging. (JB)

Differences found among 1,200 school children in California with regard to their attachment to the American political community are not large, but divergences that emerge appear consistently. Mexican American children reveal a cultural pride in Mexico supported by an emotional attachment to America. (JB)

Survey data from recent (1980) samples of workers in Venezuela and from Mexico showed that the greater the array of viable choice available to the discontented potential voter, the more likely that the discontented individual will use the electoral arena to register his/her views and the less likely that nonvoting will be chosen as a vehicle for…

This paper reports two studies designed to examine the hypothesis that political participation reaches optimum levels among those groups where political trust is low and political efficacy is high. (Author/KM)

This paper attempts to develop a perspective for the study of symbolism. Three components of an individual's orientation toward symbols have been identified: (1) the content attributed to the symbol, (2) the individual's affective attachment to the symbol, and (3) the relative systemic importance associated with a symbol. (Author)

Notes that previous research has shown that ordinary citizens are generally incapable of acting on the basis of beliefs about policy. It is suggested that the linkage between beliefs and attitudes can only be understood by looking at the purposes pursued by political activity. If political activity is viewed as serving symbolic ends, it is argued…

The author examines the influence of peer groups on the formation of young people's political orientations and predispositions toward political behavior. Analysis of the findings leads to conclusions about the existence of a "teen culture" in the Soviet Union and the socializing capability of the politically-inspired youth organizations.…

The author discusses the religious beliefs and political ideologies of women who are opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Through a survey of a sample of Texas anti-ERA women, he demonstrates that these females resemble persons described in the literature on the American Right. (Author/RM)