The Roots of Public Opinion toward New Social Movements

An Empirical Test of Competing Explanations

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ID6231359
AutoresRobert Rohrschneider (0000-0003-2485-9648, autor correspondente)
Ano1990
Volume34
Fascículo1
Páginas1
Data de publicação1990-02-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2111509
OpenAlexW2315860617
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas42
Referências citadas16

The rise of new social movements in Western Europe has led to the formulation of several models that attempt to explain why mass publics support these movements. Macro models emphasize the social location (e.g., new middle-class membership or social integration) of individuals as a source of public support for new social movements; psychological models focus on postmaterial values or problem perceptions as explanations of why citizens support protest movements. Despite the proliferation of explanatory models, however, research in this area suffers two shortcomings. First, several models remain untested, leaving it uncertain to what extent they are empirically valid. Second, most of the models remain disintegrated. Analyzing public opinion toward environmental groups in four nations, this research employs a Eurobarometer (1986) to test and synthesize various models. Postmaterial values, left policy orientations, and the perception of national pollution problems have the strongest direct influence on public evaluations of environmental organizations. Attributes that reflect the social integration of individuals indirectly influence environmental group evaluations via psychological factors. New middle-class explanations receive no support from my analyses

Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Eurobarometer · European union · Macro · Perception · Political science · Public opinion · Social movement · Test (biology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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