ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Family Influence	2
Political Influences	2
Political Socialization	2
Educational Research	1
Family Role	1
Family Structure	1
High School Students	1
National Surveys	1
Parent Background	1
Parent Child Relationship	1
Parent Influence	1
Parent Role	1
Political Attitudes	1
School Role	1
Student Attitudes	1
More ▼

Source

Journal of Politics	1
Social Science Quarterly	1

Author

Jennings, M. Kent	2
Beck, Paul Allen	1

Publication Type

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

Parents as "Middlepersons" in Political Socialization

Peer reviewed

Beck, Paul Allen; Jennings, M. Kent – Journal of Politics, 1975

Considering the family as an important agent of political socialization, the influence of parents on their children and the sources of parents' views are examined. Three-generational data on political party identification, drawn from a national survey of high school seniors, their parents, and their grandparents, is analyzed. (Author/ND)

Descriptors: Family Influence, Family Structure, Parent Background, Parent Child Relationship

An Aggregate Analysis of Home and School Effects on Political Socialization

Peer reviewed

Jennings, M. Kent – Social Science Quarterly, 1974

The author uses a national sample of high school seniors and utilizes the school as the unit of analysis to study the effects of family background and school characteristics on political orientation. The results indicated parental education to be the most consistent predictor. (DE)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Family Influence, Family Role, High School Students