Screen LibrarySocial structure, value orientations and party choice in Western Europe /
This book analyses the impact of socio-structural variables, such as social class, religion, urban/rural residence, age and gender, on influencing an individual's voting preferences. There have been major changes in recent decades both to social structure and how social structure determines peo...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave studies in European political sociology
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| Summary: |
This book analyses the impact of socio-structural variables, such as social class, religion, urban/rural residence, age and gender, on influencing an individual's voting preferences. There have been major changes in recent decades both to social structure and how social structure determines people's voting behaviour. There has also been a shift in value orientations, for example from religious to secular values and from more authoritarian to libertarian values. The author addresses the questions: How do social structure and value orientations influence party choice in advanced industrial dem |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 303 pages : illustrations, forms ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9783319521220 (hardback) : 3319521225 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | JN94 |
| CLC: | D756.064 |
| Call Number: | D756.064/K749-1 |
| Contents: | Introduction and presentation of the research problems -- The data set and the party systems of the 18 countries -- Socio-structural variables and value orientations -- Party choice and social structure -- Party choice and value orientations -- The impact of social structure and value orientations compared. |