Group Consciousness and Political Participation

In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 494-511

Abstract

An exploration of the theoretical & methodological problems underlying the relationship between group consciousness & political participation, based on data from the U of Michigan Center for Political Studies' 1972 & 1976 National Election Studies. Four conceptual components of group consciousness are delineated & their relationships with electoral & nonelectoral participation among both subordinate & dominant social groups (190 businessmen, 440 poor, 1,034 whites, 192 blacks, 622 young, 521 old, & 1,284 women) examined. An interactive model fits both a theory of mobilization & the data far better than a linear, additive model. 3 Tables, 1 Appendix, 21 References. Modified HA.