Undergraduate Political Attitudes: Peer Influence in Changing Social Contexts

Using data from four separate longitudinal data sets collected over a twenty-five-year period, this study examines how college student political attitudes are influenced by the normative context of individual campuses and by society in general. Results show campus peer and general social context to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 1997-07, Vol.68 (4), p.398-413
1. Verfasser:	Dey, Eric L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attitudes Beliefs, opinions and attitudes Campuses College Faculty College Role College Students Colleges Conservatism Cooperative Institutional Research Program Datasets EDUCATION Education, Higher Educational Attainment Educational Environment Higher Education Liberal arts education Liberalism Normativity Organizational Climate Peer Influence Peers Political Attitudes Political Socialization Politics Social aspects Social Institutions Social research Socialization Socialization Agents Society SOCIETY AS A WHOLE Student Attitudes Student Development Student Experience Students Undergraduate Students Universities
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Zusammenfassung:	Using data from four separate longitudinal data sets collected over a twenty-five-year period, this study examines how college student political attitudes are influenced by the normative context of individual campuses and by society in general. Results show campus peer and general social context to be equally influential.
ISSN:	0022-1546 1538-4640
DOI:	10.1080/00221546.1997.11778990