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Interview studies were conducted in 1951 (N = 600) & 1962 (N = 450) to examine whether the term "political socialization" applies to adults as well as to the young. Both support the hypothesis that reference groups & the climate of society exert a strong influence on adult political socialization. Political, social, & economic climate are found to influence the political responses of those aged 50+ & young people to approximately the same degree. It is concluded that traditional variables, eg, age, sex, & SC differences, may be time- & place-bound -- ie, dependent on a particular "societal landscape." While, for example, in adolescence parental modeling plays a strong role, in later life its influence will remain only if the individual can back it up with appropriate cognitive & attitudinal supports. 6 Figures, 23 References. S. Karganovic.

For political scientists and pollsters the way the individual voted on previous occasions provides an important source of data. In the absence of longitudinal studies, recall of past vote tends to be taken as equivalent to actual vote cast. How accurate is such recall? How far does accuracy decrease with time, where recall concerns not one, but two, previous elections? How far do errors introduce a systematic bias in the conclusions drawn from such data?