mieniecki /f Sheldon
?Kamieniecki presents the findings and conclusions of his extensive
investigation of party identification. The heart of the reserach
question is the validity of standard party-identification and
partisan-strength scales. One of the strengths of this analysis is
the comprehensive review of the literature on party identification.
Special attention is focused on research that critiques the
conclusions of the Michigan school's party identification scheme.
Building on Weisberg's multidimensional model of party
identification, Kamieniecki develops his own conceptualization of
party identification, one which consists of partisan direction,
partisan strength, and party independence. The author examines the
social characteristics of the electorate--not only Republicans,
Democrats, and independents, but also of another group of strong
party identifiers to determine if the social characteristics of
strong party identifiers differ from independents and others with
weaker ties to the Democrat or Republican parties. The findings of
this study--based solely on 1980 election studies--indicate that
partisan strength and independence are two separate components of
party orientation. Extensive bibliography.?-Choice
"Kamieniecki presents the findings and conclusions of his extensive
investigation of party identification. The heart of the reserach
question is the validity of standard party-identification and
partisan-strength scales. One of the strengths of this analysis is
the comprehensive review of the literature on party identification.
Special attention is focused on research that critiques the
conclusions of the Michigan school's party identification scheme.
Building on Weisberg's multidimensional model of party
identification, Kamieniecki develops his own conceptualization of
party identification, one which consists of partisan direction,
partisan strength, and party independence. The author examines the
social characteristics of the electorate--not only Republicans,
Democrats, and independents, but also of another group of strong
party identifiers to determine if the social characteristics of
strong party identifiers differ from independents and others with
weaker ties to the Democrat or Republican parties. The findings of
this study--based solely on 1980 election studies--indicate that
partisan strength and independence are two separate components of
party orientation. Extensive bibliography."-Choice
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