Persistence and Change in Political Confidence over the Life-span: Embedding Life-cycle Socialization in Context

Kenneth P. Langton

British Journal of Political Science, 1984, vol. 14, issue 4, 461-481

Abstract: There are currently two views of the potential link between early learning and adult political attitudes and behaviour. The first holds that the consequences of early socialization persist over the life-cycle and have a pervasive effect on adult behaviour. Much of the research on child and adolescent political socialization adhered to this position. It is supported by studies which find that some orientations and personality dispositions seem relatively stable over time. This approach also finds some support in research which shows that earlier-learned orientations and experiences may influence later attitudes and behaviour, although this has been strongly contested.

Date: 1984
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