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Peer reviewedHastings, William L. – Social Education, 1986
Presents results of survey of high school seniors taken in 1968 (N=825), 1972 (N=119), and 1984 (N=200). The survey consisted of 13 widely accepted attitudinal items and 16 demographic variables designed to measure degree of political cynicism and attitudes toward democracy. Concludes that 1984 results show a loss of innocence, increasing…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Grade 12, Political Science, Political Socialization
