Baby Boomers
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Michael X. Delli Carpini
Michael X. Delli Carpini is Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His research explores the role of the citizen in American politics, with particular emphasis on public opinion, political knowledge, public deliberation, and political participation. He is author or coauthor ofStability and Change in American Politics: The Coming of Age of the Generation of the 1960s; What Americans Know About Politics and Why It Matters; A New Engagement? Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen; andAfter Broadcast News: Media Regimes, Democracy, and the New Information Environment .
Abstract
Born between 1946 and 1964, “baby boomers” represent the largest 20-year age cohort in US history and still account for over 30% of the adult population. Drawing on over half a century of survey data from the American National Election Studies I explore the political legacy of this generational cohort as measured by 16 indicators of political engagement. The results suggest that while evidence of lasting generational differences in political attitudes and behaviors between boomers and those who preceded or followed them exist, they are generally small to modest, with variation over time driven more by the times in which people live than the times in which they were socialized.
About the author
Michael X. Delli Carpini is Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His research explores the role of the citizen in American politics, with particular emphasis on public opinion, political knowledge, public deliberation, and political participation. He is author or coauthor of Stability and Change in American Politics: The Coming of Age of the Generation of the 1960s;What Americans Know About Politics and Why It Matters; A New Engagement? Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen; and After Broadcast News: Media Regimes, Democracy, and the New Information Environment.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Reflections on the Study of Generations in Politics
- The Long Shadow of Parental Political Socialization on the Development of Political Orientations
- Baby Boomers
- Political Generations in American Politics: Insights from Research in International Relations
- More Than a Trace: Political Periods, Presidential Losers, and the Goldwater and McGovern Experiences
- How Impressionable Were the Younger Reagan Cohorts?
- Thinking about my Generation: The Impact of Large Congressional Cohorts
- Class Connections: Congressional Classes and the Republicans of 1994
- Congressional Cohorts: The House Republican Class of 2010
- Foreign Junkets or Learning to Legislate? Generational Changes in the International Travel Patterns of House Members, 1977–2012
- Book reviews
- Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945
- Social Democratic America
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Reflections on the Study of Generations in Politics
- The Long Shadow of Parental Political Socialization on the Development of Political Orientations
- Baby Boomers
- Political Generations in American Politics: Insights from Research in International Relations
- More Than a Trace: Political Periods, Presidential Losers, and the Goldwater and McGovern Experiences
- How Impressionable Were the Younger Reagan Cohorts?
- Thinking about my Generation: The Impact of Large Congressional Cohorts
- Class Connections: Congressional Classes and the Republicans of 1994
- Congressional Cohorts: The House Republican Class of 2010
- Foreign Junkets or Learning to Legislate? Generational Changes in the International Travel Patterns of House Members, 1977–2012
- Book reviews
- Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945
- Social Democratic America