Social Participation, Social Status and Extremist Political Attitudes

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ID2275848
AuthorsJ C Van Es (University of Illinois at Urbana), Daniel J Koenig (University of Victoria)
Year1976
Volume17
Issue1
Pages16-26
Publication date1976-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1976.tb02148.x
OpenAlexW2036311158
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

Two measures of extremist political attitudes are used to test the relationship between social participation, social status, and extremist attitudes. The expected relationships are found only for a measure called “support for democratic institutions.” Another measure of political attitudes, vigilantism, was found not to relate to the independent variables. We conclude that people who may adhere to abstract democratic ideals, at the same time may not reject the use of extralegal force to further their political goals. The findings also suggest that the “mobilization function” of social participation will need to be further specified

Democracy · Function (biology) · Political science · Politics · Social science · Social status · Sociology · Test (biology) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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