Title: Political action an eight nation study, 1973-1976 /
Authors: Barnes, Samuel H. 1931-; Universität zu Köln.; Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor],
Year: 1979
Subjects: Political participation.; Voting; Government, Resistance to.
Abstract: The wave of unrest of the late 1960s and early 1970s in advanced industrial societies provided the impetus for this cross-national study of the conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. National sample surveys were conducted during 1973-1976 in eight nations: Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, United States, Italy, Switzerland, and Finland. Surveys focused on the various forms and combinations of political activity ranging from voting to protest actions, and on individual propensities to perform these activities. Among the factors explored as contributors to varying political repertories are age, education, political values, ideological sophistication, deprivation, and policy satisfaction. National multistage probability samples were used to select a valid cross-section of the population 16 years of age and over in each of the eight countries. In addition to the cross-section sample, interviews were carried out to provide information on parent-child pairs. In sample households, which had any 16-20 year-old members, in addition to the respondent selected by the usual household listing selection procedure, a supplementary interview was conducted with the respective other member of the pair.