Networks, Interdependence, and Social Influence in Politics

Huckfeldt, Robert; Mondak, Jeffery J.; Hayes, Matthew; Pietryka, Matthew T.; Reilly, Jack

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“…The difference between the simulated and observed correlation suggests that selective residential mobility alone may not be sufficient to account for the urban-rural political difference completely and that other processes may be involved. For example, people's political attitudes may be influenced by the political attitudes of their local peers (Huckfeldt et al, 2013) or the environmental characteristics of urban versus rural neighborhoods. However, it must be emphasized that the simulation was very simple and did not consider any possible compounding or long-term effects of selective residential mobility, which may have underestimated the contribution of selective mobility on urban-rural differences.…”

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Urban–Rural Residential Mobility Associated With Political Party Affiliation: The U.S. National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and Young Adults

Jokela

2021

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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The current study used longitudinal panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79; n = 7,064) and National Longitudinal Survey of Young Adults (NLSY-YA; n = 2,985) to examine whether political party affiliation was related to residential mobility between rural regions, urban regions, and major cities in the United States. Over a follow-up of 4–6 years, stronger Republican affiliation was associated with lower probability of moving from rural regions to major cities (relative risk [RR] = 0.71, confidence interval [CI] = [0.54, 0.93]) and higher probability of moving away from major cities to urban or rural regions (RR = 1.17, CI = [1.03, 1.33]). The empirical correlation between party affiliation and urban–rural residence was r = −0.15 [−0.17, −0.13]. Simulated data based on the regression models produced a correlation of r = −0.06 [−0.10, −0.03], suggesting that selective residential mobility could account almost half of the empirically observed association between party affiliation and urban–rural residence.

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Urban–Rural Residential Mobility Associated With Political Party Affiliation: The U.S. National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and Young Adults

Jokela

2021

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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“…Huckfeldt et al (Huckfeldt, Beck, Dalton & Levine, 1995;Huckfeldt, Johnson & Sprague, 2002;Huckfeldt & Sprague, 1987) han mostrado, por ejemplo, la importancia que tienen las relaciones con la familia, amigos y compañeros de trabajo en la adquisición y transmisión de preferencias y actitudes políticas. Esta influencia social en la política es particularmente importante, de acuerdo a los autores, en la diseminación de información (Huckfeldt, Mondak, Hayes, Pietryka & Reilly, 2013).…”

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Desigualdad de Información: Una Exploración de los Antecedentes del Conocimiento Político en Chile

Segovia

2016

Psykhe (Santiago)

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Junto a otras predisposiciones básicas, el nivel de conocimiento político que los ciudadanos poseen es un elemento central en el proceso de formación y entrega de opiniones políticas. Pese a la relevancia que el conocimiento tiene, no existía investigación en Chile que permitiera medir y caracterizar los niveles de conocimiento de los chilenos y de los factores asociados a mayor o menor conocimiento. Se utilizaron 2 encuestas nacionales realizadas con muestreo probabilítico por el Centro de Estudios Públicos en 2010 a personas de 18 años y más (N = 1.495) y 2011 (N = 1.554) para medir los niveles de conocimiento y sus determinantes. A través de análisis de correlación y regresión lineal, los resultados muestran que, acorde con resultados obtenidos en la investigación comparada, los niveles de conocimiento político en Chile son en promedio bajos y que existe una gran desigualdad en la distribución de ese conocimiento. Los principales factores que determinan niveles variados de conocimiento en Chile son educación, edad, consumo de medios y frecuencia de conversaciones políticas. Palabras clave: conocimiento político, desigualdad, ChileTogether with other basic predispositions, the level of political knowledge that citizens have is a central element in the process of formation and transmission of political opinions. Despite the relevance of such knowledge, no studies have been carried out in Chile to measure and describe Chileans' political knowledge and the factors associated with higher or lower knowledge levels. Two national surveys conducted by the Centro de Estudios Públicos in 2010 (N = 1,495) and 2011 (N = 1,554), which employed probability sampling and included respondents aged 18 and older, were used to inquire into knowledge levels and their determinants. After conducting linear correlation and regression analyses, and consistently with the literature reviewed, results show that levels of political knowledge in Chile are low on average and that such knowledge is very unequally distributed. The main factors that determine variations in knowledge levels in Chile are education, age, media consumption, and frequency of political conversations. Keywords: political knowledge, inequality, ChileAl momento de ofrecer una opinión política -o contestar una encuesta-las personas utilizan la información de la que disponen para formar y plantear esa opinión (Druckman & Lupia, 2000). El nivel de conocimiento político general es, junto a otras predisposiciones básicas, un elemento central en el proceso de formación y entrega de una opinión (Zaller, 1992). Zaller (1992), por ejemplo, define opinión como "la unión de información y predisposición: información para formar una imagen mental de un tema determinado, y predisposición para motivar alguna conclusión sobre este" (p. 6) [traducido por la autora]. El análisis de la opinión pública requiere, por lo tanto, que pongamos atención a cuánto saben los ciudadanos.La teoría democrática, por otra parte, postula la necesidad de que hayan ciudadanos informados (Grönlund & Milner...

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“…We combined these two measures because they have different strengths and weaknesses. Workplace contacts are less subjective to self-selection than friendship contacts because the setting is more involuntary than the voluntary nature of friendships (Huckfeldt et al, 2013;Mondak and Mutz, 2006;Mutz, 2002;Pettigrew, 1998). Workplace contact, however, is not a perfect setting as having immigrant colleagues may occasionally involve superficial contact (i.e.…”

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Re-assessing self-interest theory: Can intergroup contact constrain self-interested reactions?

Thomsen

Birkmose

2015

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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This article expands previous research on self-interested reactions and intergroup contact by showing that (1) intergroup contact constrains the impact of personal economic vulnerability on perceived out-group threat, (2) personal economic vulnerability has no influence on perceived out-group threat when contact is most intense, and (3) the ability of intergroup contact to reduce perceived out-group threat is strongest among the most economically vulnerable. These findings were generated by a fixed-effects regression of 21 countries and almost 34,000 respondents sampled in the European Social Survey (2002)(2003). More generally, our findings suggest that self-interested reactions can be overpowered by the cognitive and affective components of intergroup contact. The concluding section expands on the theoretical implications of the results.

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Networks, Interdependence, and Social Influence in Politics

Cited by 8 publications

References 80 publications

Urban–Rural Residential Mobility Associated With Political Party Affiliation: The U.S. National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and Young Adults

Urban–Rural Residential Mobility Associated With Political Party Affiliation: The U.S. National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and Young Adults

Desigualdad de Información: Una Exploración de los Antecedentes del Conocimiento Político en Chile

Re-assessing self-interest theory: Can intergroup contact constrain self-interested reactions?

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