1. The Study of Persistence and Change

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vi
4. List of Figures viii
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. 1. The Study of Persistence and Change 1
7. 2. Persistence at the Individual Level: Involvement, Resources, and Participation 19
8. 3. Persistence at the Individual Level: Political Preferences and Attitudes 48
9. 4. The Dynamics of Family Transmission 76
10. 5. Continuity and Change at the Aggregate Level: Involvement, Resources, and Participation 115
11. 6. Continuity and Change at the Aggregate Level: Political Preferences and Attitudes 152
12. 7. The Identification of Generations: Cohort Versus Panel Change 190
13. 8. The Prominence of Educational Stratification 230
14. 9. Sex, Gender Roles, and the Challenge to Tradition 271
15. 10. Race Comparisons in an Era of Change 306
16. 11. Protest Behavior And Its Legacy 331
17. 12. Conclusion: Interpretation of a Half-Empty Glass 380
18. Appendix A. Data Sources 393
19. Appendix Β. Description of Basic Measures and Their Distributions for Youths and Parents, 1965 and 1973 404
20. Index 421