Personal Values and Political Affiliation Within italy

Bibliographic Data

ID2390768
AuthorsFrank Barron (University of California, Santa Cruz, corresponding author), Harben Boutourline Young (Yale University)
Year1970
Volume1
Issue4
Pages355-367
Publication date1970-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/135910457000100407
OpenAlexW2147460563
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

The philosophy of life of 82 young Italian males was analyzed in relation to their preferences in politics. The political spectrum from Right to Left was identified by the following continuum of party affiliation: Fascist, Monarchist, Liberal, Christian Democratic, Socialist, Communist, Popular Front Socialist. Statements in a questionnaire organized around personal and social philosophy were then correlated with positions of the young men on this continuum. The results showed clearly that the influence of the Catholic Church in matters of custom and morality is an important source of divisiveness in Italian political life. The Left splits sharply from Center and Right on matters having to do with divorce and sexual freedom; the Center is less exclusively determined by dogma but still is clearly orthodox and conservative, while the Right is dominated by its hatred of Communism and its emphasis on formalism and central authority

Communism · Democracy · Hatred · Morality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Educational and Social Studies · Law · Psychological Testing and Assessment

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