Generational differences in disguise? A longitudinal study of the liberalising effect of education on socio-cultural attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hilma Lindskog (0000-0003-3276-1966, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Maria Oskarson (0000-0003-0449-6384, University of Gothenburg) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 500-525 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2022.2076963 |
| OpenAlex | W4281743566 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 42 |
The underlying mechanisms of the association between education and socio-cultural liberal attitudes have received much attention from scholars within public opinion. Despite sharp increases in the proportion of highly educated in recent decades, the influence of a generational replacement has been widely overlooked in research. The central hypothesis in this article is that generational differences constitute one explanation for the average strength of the education effect on socio-cultural values. Also, the importance of education for forming attitudes could be weaker in generations that grew up when higher education was widespread and the societal climate was more liberal. Results from the ‘age-period-cohort’ (APC) analysis, using the European Social Survey 2002–2018, confirm that a substantial part of the liberalising education effect is generational in origin and that its strength depends on the generation. They further show that this dependency varies across different European regions. The findings shed new light on the mechanisms and political significance of the education effect
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |