The Role of Personality Development and Experience in Shaping Political Commitment: An Illustrative Case.

Stewart, Abigail J.; Healy, Joseph J., Jr.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Role of Personality Development and Experience in Shaping Political Commitment: An Illustrative Case.

Stewart, Abigail J.; Healy, Joseph J., Jr.

Journal of Social Issues, v42 n2 p11-31 1986

The life of British feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain demonstrates that an attempt to understand the relationship between personal experience and political activities should take account of the following: (1) the centrality of political values in an individual's identity; (2) the individual's life stage and life history; and (3) the individual's current situation. (PS)

Descriptors: Feminism, Individual Development, Moral Development, Moral Values, Personality Development, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Significant Others, Social Cognition, Social Development, Values

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