Time and Continuity in Mass Attitude Change
The Case of Voting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6373908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gosta Carlsson |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1965-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Opinion Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-362X • E-ISSN: 1537-5331 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/267294 |
| OpenAlex | W2156268643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In this paper the author stresses the importance of the time factor as a fundamental variable in the process of attitude change, as shown in national voting trends in Sweden, Norway, Great Britain, and the United States. More specifically, he asks: Why do these voting trends tend to take the shape of smooth time series? He suggests alternative reasons, which he labels the “stimulus” and the “response” hypotheses, and devotes particular attention to an explanation and elaboration of the latter
Econometrics · Economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 2010 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |