This study extends priming research in political communication by focusing on an alternative political information source (i.e., Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11), affect rather than cognitions, and the existence of intra-affective ambivalence. In addition, two moderator variables are analyzed: political party identification and need for closure.…

This article reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of arguments on the constitutionality of using race as a tool in assigning students to public schools, in two cases in which advocates on both sides claim to be defending the legacy of "Brown v. Board of Education" and the nation's commitment to equality. The court's conservative…

While the founders of the penny press did not set out to establish a truer form of journalism, they did popularize both low prices for newspapers and newspaper economics based on sales instead of political party backing. The history of "The Sun,""The Herald," and "The Tribune" disprove the idea (advanced by journalism…

After seeing a keen interest stimulated by a residential course of political training, the executive of the Youth Movement (Democrazia Cristiana) in the province of Reggio Emilia (Italy) decided to abandon the traditional training methodology, which consisted of one or two residential courses evey year on current political issues on the party's…

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between attitudes of anomia, powerlessness, and conservatism/liberalism and party affiliation among college students registering to vote at Waynesburg College. Results indicate a heterogeneity of attitudes within part affiliations despite the relative cultural homogeneity among the student…

A questionnaire administered in 1957-58 and 1970-71 to undergraduate students in Lebanon showed several significant changes in the hierarchy of group affiliations. (Author/KM)

Based on a panel study of 800 voters in Dearborn, Michigan, this report examines the impact of political attitudes on the party system and on the presidential elections of 1972 and 1976. The central thesis is that public opinion can be classified into two clusters of attitudes, one which disrupts and the other which reinforces partisan voting. The…

This study investigated the general hypothesis that the greater the involvement in the athletic subculture as a member of a sport team, the greater the development of conservative political ideologies. The questionnaire, completed by 150 Canadian team and individual sport athletes, was an amalgam of the following units: a) the McClosky Political…

Research supports that both political ideology and party preference are correlated with environmental concern. A sample of a university population revealed that Democratic and Liberal-Left students held more pro-environmental attitudes, engaged in more pro-environmental behavior, and viewed environmental problems as more serious than their…

Considers how education is related to politics with the focus on political socialization, political recruitment, i.e., the selection and training of political elites, and political integration or nation building of groups of people. (Author/RK)

Examines patterns of naturalization, voting registration, voter turnout, and political orientation of Cuban Americans and compares them with those of other immigrant groups. (GC)

Although women in the Nordic countries have a longer history of participation in politics and participation in greater numbers than the women of many other countries, there are still barriers of discrimination to surmount. The basic societal structures are still patriarchal, and women face continuing discrimination in economics and politics. (IS)

The article details recent political development in Florida, focusing on such notable figures as former governor Claude Kirk. (KM)

The comparative record shows that faculty have been the most liberal occupational stratum in America and those involved in creative scholarly work at the most prestigious universities have been the most liberal among them. (Author/KM)