Basic Personal Values and Political Orientations

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalom H. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Political Orientations ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Basic Personal Values

This chapter explains how values structure political attitudes and behavior, by laying out the theoretical framework and arguing for the relevance of these personal values to politics. It defines ten broad values according to the motivation that underlies each of them. These ten values may encompass the full range of motivationally distinct values recognized across cultures. They are likely to be universal because they are grounded in one or more of three universal requirements of human existence, with which they help people cope: needs of people as biological organisms, requisites of coordinated social interaction, and survival and welfare needs of groups. The chapter's analyses indicate that some of the personal values—in particular, tradition, conformity, hedonism, and universalism—have both direct and indirect effects on voting behavior and political attitudes.

scholarly journals Migrant votes ‘here’ and ‘there’: Transnational electoral behavior of Turks in the Netherlands

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Mügge ◽  
Maria Kranendonk ◽  
Floris Vermeulen ◽  
Nermin Aydemir
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Party Choice ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Abstract Whether there is a trade-off between ‘here’ (country of settlement) and ‘there’ (the country of origin) is one of the key political questions and concerns regarding political attitudes and behaviors of immigrant minorities. We take this issue by the horns and study three components of political attitudes and behavior within a transnational framework among Dutch-Turkish citizens in the Netherlands: turnout, political trust and interest, and party choice. The empirical data draws on original exit polls held during the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections at a polling station in 2014 (n = 791) and in 2015 (n = 456). We find that that gender and country of birth influence electoral participation; social class (working class background as labor migrants) influences voting behavior. While there is a trade-off for political trust and voting behavior, there is no trade-off for political interest. These findings call for a more nuanced approach to transnational political behavior that is attentive to processes of convergence between ‘here’ and ‘there’ and the diversity within migrant groups.

Gesellschaftliche Wertorientierungen und politisches Verhalten / Social value orientations and political behavior

1974 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Urban Pappi ◽  
Edward O. Laumann
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Scaling Procedure ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
Social Value Orientations ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

AbstractSocial value orientations are introduced as a central set of variables for theories of voting behavior. Voting behavior is used as an example for a class of models which can demonstrate the linkage between social structure and individual behavior. Social value orientations are analytically defined and examined in relationship with related and complementary concepts like interests. Theoretically based on the AGIL paradigm, a comprehensive sample of indicators of social values is drawn from appropriate attitude scales. The structure of value orientations is empirically delineated by a multidimensional scaling procedure using the correlations between the indicators as input. Knowing this structure it is possible to construct a parsimonious set of eight scales of value orientations. Canonical correlations and discriminant analysis are the procedures used to relate this set with social structural antecedents and political attitudes and behavior as presumed consequences. The empirical analysis is based on data from the Jülich community study.

scholarly journals The Political Consequences of Be(com)ing Mindful. How Mindfulness Might Affect Political Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Ramstetter
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Mechanisms Of Mindfulness ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

Though research provides ample evidence that mindfulness shapes psychological processes and states that are linked to political attitudes and behavior, political science has so far largely ignored mindfulness as a potential explanatory factor shaping political attitudes and actions. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of mindfulness and outlines potential linkages between mindfulness and outlines political attitudes. I begin by identifying gaps in the literature on political attitude formation and change as well as its linkage to political behavior. I then introduce mindfulness as a multifaceted concept, discussing its definitional features and unravelling the mechanisms of mindfulness affecting cognitive and emotional abilities. Building on this foundation, I review research on correlates and effects of mindfulness on attitudes and behaviors related to the political domain, such as pro-environmentalism and pro-social behavior. Critically reflecting on extant research on mindfulness, I propose possible research avenues for political science that enhance its dialogue with neuroscience and social psychology.

Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?

2019 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 328-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catia Batista ◽  
Julia Seither ◽  
Pedro C. Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
At Home

The Genetics of Political Attitudes and Behavior: Claims and Refutations

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Theoretical Assumption ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Twin Method ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Equal Environments

Some political scientists have argued in recent years that twin research shows that genetic factors play an important role in shaping political attitudes, ideologies, and behavior. Moreover, some researchers claim to have identified genes for political traits at the molecular level. The author argues that the main theoretical assumption of the twin method, which holds that monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs experience equal environments, is untenable. Therefore, the results of twin studies can be completely explained by nongenetic factors. The author also argues that recent gene discovery claims in political science are unlikely to be replicated. He concludes that because genetic interpretations of twin study results are confounded by environmental factors, political scientists have no reason to revise previous socialization theories of political traits.

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