A life course approach to political preference formation across social classes.

While social class has received renewed attention as a driver of political conflict in Western democracies, little is known about when political differences by classes emerge and consolidate. Are they a direct consequence of individuals' economic prospects and daily experiences on the job, or are th...

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Publicado en:West European Politics Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 951 - 977
Autores principales: Ares, Macarena, van Ditmars, Mathilde M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2025
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          Department of Political Science, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
          Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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        Public opinion
        Class differences
        Adults
        Social classes
        Employment
        Socialization
        Panel analysis
        Life course approach
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          Public opinion
          Class differences
          Adults
          Social classes
          Employment
          Socialization
          Panel analysis
          Life course approach
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        Class voting
        panel data
        political preference formation
        political socialisation
        workplace socialisation
        Class voting
        panel data
        political preference formation
        political socialisation
        workplace socialisation
      ab: While social class has received renewed attention as a driver of political conflict in Western democracies, little is known about when political differences by classes emerge and consolidate. Are they a direct consequence of individuals' economic prospects and daily experiences on the job, or are they driven by a sorting process responding to family origin and earlier formative experiences? This study applies a life course approach to identify the impact of (future) social classes during early adulthood, in the transition to employment, and the transition to the main class of destination. These longitudinal analyses using British and Swiss panel data allow for adjudicating the stage(s) at which political preferences become more marked across social classes. The results indicate that differences by (future) class are apparent early in life, and that they consolidate during employment. This research advances current and historical debates about social class as a relevant milieu of political socialisation and public opinion formation.
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