The Outsider in the Senate
An Alternative Role
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3218974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph K Huitt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 566-575 |
| Publication date | 1961-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1952685 |
| OpenAlex | W4249978010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 5 |
The growing concern of students of politics with the social structure of official bodies and the behavior expected of their members promises to make the Senate of the United States a prime target of research. Two recent books make notable contributions and suggest the trend. One is William S. White's Citadel: The Story of the U.S. Senate, an "insider's" impressions based on years of close observation; and the other is Donald R. Mathews' U.S. Senators and Their World, the work of a political scientist. One (though not the only) concern of both books is the system of norms for behavior of members of the Senate. Although reached through different routes (White's largely inferred from observed behavior, Matthews' principally from interviews) their statements of Senate norms and the way they work have much in common. The norms (or "folkways," as Matthews calls them) are viewed as cultural "oughts" upon which there is a high degree of consensus. The members who conform most closely to the norms are, generally speaking, the most influential and effective members. This general view is almost certainly correct, as it would be for any stable human group; in this the Senate is not unique (as White sometimes seems to suggest it is) but typical.But what about the senator who does not conform? What is his place in the Senate and what happens to him there? This study will explore these questions through a case study of such a senator. But first it may be useful to try to restate the relevant parts of the analysis of White and Matthews (without holding them in any way responsible for the restatement) in terms of role theory, which will provide the conceptual framework for the analysis of the senator's experience
Insider · Political science · Politics · Sociology · White (mutation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1967 - 2023 (57) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |