Title

Organizations As Agents Of Mobilization - How Does Group Activity Affect Political-Participation

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Am. J. Polit. Sci.

Keywords

Political Science

Abstract

Although organizational involvement has been widely studied as an independent predictor of political participation, there is some question about the process whereby groups mobilize their members. One model is that organizational activity and social class relate to participation in similar ways--through the development of political attitudes and skills. An alternative model is that group members are mobilized without developing participatory orientations. Evidence presented here suggests that organizations vary systematically by type (1) in the level and mode of participation engaged in by their members and (2) in the relative importance of political orientations to these relationships.

Journal Title

American Journal of Political Science

Volume

26

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-1982

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

485

Last Page

503

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1982PF92700004

ISSN

0092-5853

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