The Effect of Military Service on Political Attitudes
A Panel Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3460318 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Kent Jenning (University of Michigan), M Kent Jennings (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Gregory B Markus (0000-0002-7530-5795) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-147 |
| Publication date | 1977-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/1956958 |
| OpenAlex | W4232757125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 82 |
| References cited | 20 |
Institutional experiences at the young adult stage may act to alter or reinforce pre-existing political attitudes. This paper focuses on military service during the Vietnam War as one such institutional experience. Data are drawn from a two-wave, 1965-1973 national panel study of 674 males. Approximately half of the panel saw active duty. Comparisons are made between civilian and military respondents and, among military respondents, according to the duration, recency, intensity, affective qualities, and institutional salience of the military experience. Bivariate and regression techniques are used in the analyses.Veterans are somewhat less cynical and have broader attention frames than civilians. Civic tolerance and feelings toward minority groups are also affected by aspects of military service. War-related opinions vary between civilians and veterans and across categories of veterans. These effects remain when other relevant factors, including prior attitudes, are taken into account. The results underscore the potential significance of adult experiences in the socialization process
Bivariate analysis · Demographic economics · Economics · Feeling · Military personnel · Military service · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Socialization · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2026 (49) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 79 |