Does Differential Cohort Socialization Matter? The “Age Invariance” Hypothesis and Political Socialization

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ID7971892
AuthorsAndries Van Den Broek (corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume20
Issue3
Pages501-523
Publication date1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/0162-895x.00154
OpenAlexW1993996727
LanguageEN
Citations received5

In classical and contemporary social theory alike, the key to understanding how cultural change comes about has been thought to lie in the long‐term effect of differential cohort socialization. Cultural change is thought to proceed as differently socialized cohorts replace each other in the course of time. Moreover, distinct generations have been claimed to emerge. Thisarticle addresses the impact of cohort replacement and the presence of generations, including discussions of the theoretical framework underlying these concepts and the problem of disentangling age, period, and cohort effects. Analyses of Dutch survey data substantiate that cohort membership matters. Yet the impact of cohort replacement on cultural change turns out to be limited, and little evidence is found in support of the idea that specific generations arediscernible

American political science · Cohort · Cohort effect · Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device · European Social Survey · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Socialization · Survey data collection · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology

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