Political Generations

Some Reflections on the Concept and Its Application to the German Case

Bibliographic Data

ID6257181
AuthorsKlaus R Allerbeck (Bielefeld University, corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume5
Issue2
Pages119-134
Publication date1977-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-6765.1977.tb01216.x
OpenAlexW2069483633
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

The paper examines the problem of measuring the effect of generation membership on political attitudes. Using Karl Mannheim's concept of “generation” and “generation units” as a starting point, popular notions of generational differences in political outlook in Germany are discussed. The applicability of cohort analysis to the study of political generations and survey data is treated. Election results and survey data are used to investigate the separation of ageing and generation effects on political attitudes of Germans today. As age differences are linked to education effects, the stability of the impact of higher education is considered. The interaction of generation membership and social structural forces is considered. The importance of the basic demographic process in the study of historical change is stressed

Cohort effect · Demographic economics · Economics · First generation · General Social Survey · German · Longitudinal data · Point (geometry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Stability (learning theory · Survey data collection · Computer Science · Demography · History · Law · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia

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