Entry:
Ladd, Everett Carll, Jr. and Hadley, Charles D., Transformation of the American Party System, Political Coalitions from the New Deal to the 1970s. 2nd ed., New York: W.W. Norton, 1978.
Abstract:
In general, the electorate is more weakly tied to political parties than in any previous period because of a changed social setting in which higher social economic status is correlated with more liberal positions. Democrats have lost the presidential majority status while the Republican party also remains weak. Communication functions have been taken over by the mass media as America's post industrial intelligentsia has assumed greater social importance. Today, politics operates at two levels, presidential
GSS Years:1972-76
Other Data Sets:
Gallup 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976; NYT 1976, 1972; Harris 1964, 1972, 1976; ANES 1952-72
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| COLCOM |
SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| CAPPUN2 |
DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| RACPUSH |
BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| CONMEDIC |
CONFIDENCE IN MEDICINE |
| CONEDUC |
CONFIDENCE IN EDUCATION |
| CONCLERG |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION |
| CONBUS |
CONFIDENCE IN MAJOR COMPANIES |
| CONLABOR |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED LABOR |
| CONTV |
CONFIDENCE IN TELEVISION |
| CONFED |
CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT |
| CONJUDGE |
CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT |
| CONLEGIS |
CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| PRES72 |
VOTE FOR MCGOVERN OR NIXON |
| PRES76 |
VOTE FOR CARTER OR FORD |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| INCOM16 |
RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |