Summary information
Study title
Political Identification and Socialisation of Adolescents, 1979-1982
Creator
Cochrane, R., University of Birmingham, Department of Psychology
Billig, M., University of Birmingham, Department of Psychology
Study number / PID
1944 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1944-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The broad objective of the study was to examine the political identifications and attitudes of adolescents and to relate these to a variety of aspects of their own experience.
Main Topics:
The survey, which was conducted in several West Midlands' schools amongst fifth formers in autumn 1979, tapped many aspects of political identification and beliefs such as party choice, knowledge of policies, attitudes towards the political system, political views, class identification, etc.
Because of unanticipated political developments (i.e. growth in unemployment, rise of the SDP as a political force, high levels of support for the National Front) a second survey was carried out in the same schools in winter 1981/82, again among fifth formers. Although the questionnaire was changed and extended, the same basic variables were assessed.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/10/1979 - 01/01/1982
Country
England
Time dimension
Repeated cross-sectional study
two waves
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
Subnational
Adolescents
Pupils
Universe
Fifth formers in six West Midland comprehensive schools
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Self-completion
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1983
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
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Related publications
- Cochrane, R. and Billig, M. (1982) 'Extremism of the centre: : the SDP's young followers'
- Billig, M. and Cochrane, R. (1981) 'The National Front and youth', Patterns of Prejudice
- Cochrane, R. and Billig, M. (1983) 'The politics of fun'
- Billig, M. and Cochrane, R. (1983) 'Youth and politics', Youth and Policy
- Cochrane, R. and Billig, M. (1982) 'Adolescent support for the National Front: : a test of three models of political extremism', New Community
- Billig, M. and Cochrane, R. (1982) 'The lost generation'
- Billig, M. and Cochrane, R. (1983) 'I'm not National Front myself, but .....', New Socialist