Conclusion:

Social mobility and political distrust: cults of gratitude and resentment?

“…However, mobility can also yield a variety of negative consequences. We show that the experience of downward social mobility is a disruptive social force: it undermines political trust, which is vital for societal outcomes that are commonly considered to be desirable, such as political participation and democratic stability (e.g., Levi and Stoker 2000;Nye et al 1997;Uslaner, 2002). While studies on voting behavior found no clear effects of social mobility (e.g., Abramson and Books 1971;Breen 2001;Clifford and Heath 1993;Nieuwbeerta et al 2000;Weakliem 1992), our findings on downward mobility and political distrust underline that social mobility is by no means irrelevant for the political field.…”

“…Institutional theories, on the other hand, stress experiences in the political sphere. For example, political distrust has been associated with perceived and actual institutional performances, and with the idea that the government wastes money or spends it on the wrong things (e.g., Hetherington 1998;Nye et al 1997). However, when considering relevant socialization experiences after early childhood, does it make sense to exclusively consider experiences in the political domain?…”

“…Trust in politics has been associated with a wide variety of social and political outcomes that are commonly considered to be beneficial for society, such as political participation and democratic stability (e.g., Levi and Stoker 2000;Nye et al 1997;Uslaner 2002). Sociological and political research to explain individual differences in political distrust has taken the importance of socialization into account.…”

Malestar mediático o movilización política: un análisis de recepciones en México sobre los efectos de los mensajes políticos televisivos con carga negativa

“…Mientras el primero se refiere al apoyo para quienes ocupan cargos públicos y las autoridades, el segundo se extiende a las instituciones, al régimen y a su comunidad, con dos dimensiones básicas: confianza y legitimidad (Easton, 1975). Estudios más recientes agregan otros componentes que identifican a un régimen político: principios (valores), actuación (normas) e instituciones (Dalton, 1999;Norris, 1999;Nye, et al, 1997). Por lo tanto, el malestar político no integra puntos de vista sobre la actuación política individual o decisiones políticas específicas, por el contrario, refleja actitudes de largo plazo conformadas por elementos actitudinales y emocionales.…”

Democratic Contraction? Political Consequences of Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States

“…The current state of democracy in America is frequently characterized as troubled. Low turnout rates (Piven and Cloward 2000;Putnam 2000), high levels of public apathy (Eliasoph 1998), poor information and citizen ignorance (Delli Carpini and Keeter 1996), declining trust in the political system (Brooks and Cheng 2001;Nye, Zelikow, and King 1997), a "crisis" of the party system (Burnham 1982) characterized by rising independent partisanship, candidate-centered politics, and voter dealignment (Wattenberg 1991(Wattenberg , 1994 are among the symptoms most frequently identified in the recent literature. Yet, virtually no attention has been paid to issues surrounding the right to vote.…”