Structure of Political Attitudes. A Literature Review

Todosijević, Bojan (2013) Structure of Political Attitudes. A Literature Review. In: Political Attitudes and Mentalities. Eastern European Political Cultures: Modeling Studies. ArsDocendi-Bucharest University Press, Bucharest, pp. 23-52. ISBN 978-973-558-719-2

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Abstract

The paper reviews social-psychological literature on the organization of social attitudes, or the structure of ideology. Research on this topic started nearly eight decades ago, inspired by the research on the structure of intellectual abilities. Since then, a large body of literature has been generated, which has not been systematically reviewed. Despite the long tradition, this literature has not resulted in proportional cumulative scientific development. It is hoped that this paper may help in this regard by listing the relevant studies, examining the research methodology and the main findings. The review ends with the critical summary of the main findings and methodological problems, and recommendations for the future research.

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