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This study investigates the proposition that residents of the cities of Canada & the US differ in their political cultures. Methods. The analysis employs aggregated individual-level data on social trust, self-esteem, & liberalism provided to the authors after being aggregated at the city level & in subgroups of the population in each city (7 in Canada, 47 in the US). Results. There are significant differences in the levels of social trust expressed by the citizens of the cities of the two countries, with Canadians expressing the greater trust, but no significant differences on self-esteem & liberalism. When clustering cities using all three values, five of the Canadian cities group in a single cluster shared with no US cities. Generational effects emerge in the cross-national comparison of self-esteem & liberalism. Conclusions. On the basis of these city-level aggregated individual data, there remain significant differences between the cultures of Canada & the US. Moreover, little evidence suggests that the cultures of the two countries will become closer as the result of generational replacement. 4 Tables, 30 References. Adapted from the source document.

THE AMERICAN VOTER PUBLISHED 1956 DATA SHOWING MALES TO BE MORE LIKELY THAN FEMALES TO CONCEPTUALIZE POLITICS IN ABSTRACT TERMS. THIS ARTICLE EXTENDS THAT ANALYSIS THROUGH 1980, USING DATA FROM THE CPS NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES. THE AGGREGATE GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CONCEPTUALIZATION PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD. CONTROLS FOR EDUCATION AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FAIL TO DIMINISH THE GENDER GAP IN CONCEPTUALIZATION. HOWEVER, FOR THE 1972 TO 1980 PERIOD, CONTROLLING FOR WOMEN'S SEX-ROLE ORIENTATIONS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCES MALE-FEMALE DIFFERENCES IN CONCEPTUALIZATION.

The longstanding conservationist versus preservationist perspective among environmentalists is investigated among contemporary environmental group members in Michigan and Ontario. Based upon survey data, it is clear that this dissension continues to exist among contemporary environmental activists. Moreover, a number of background characteristics, use preferences for public lands, and political and environmental belief constructs effectively predict conservationist and preservationist orientations. The Canadians in the study were more likely to have preservationist orientations when compared with Americans, and the self-identified behavior of these Canadian activists tended to be more protective of natural resources than their US counterparts. It is argued that such cross-national differences are a likely consequence of differing features of the US and Canadian political cultures.

Extends the recent analysis reported by Sigelman and Yanarella (1986). Distinguishes between background and motivational sources of knowledge and adds a cross-national policy context. Motivational variables have a significant and independent impact on public knowledge. Suggests that citizens in democratic policies can indeed participate effectively in complex policy choices. (Abstract amended)