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The Legacy of Family for Political Participation The Legacy of Family for Political Participation
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Across the Generations: Some Preliminary Data Across the Generations: Some Preliminary Data
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The Process of Intergenerational Transmission of Political Activity The Process of Intergenerational Transmission of Political Activity
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The Impact of Parents’ Characteristics The Impact of Parents’ Characteristics
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Intergenerational Transmission of Political Activity and Modes of Political Involvement Intergenerational Transmission of Political Activity and Modes of Political Involvement
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A Note on the Creation of Group Differences A Note on the Creation of Group Differences
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Conclusion Conclusion
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7 Unequal at the Starting Line: The Intergenerational Persistence of Political Inequality
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Published:April 2012
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Abstract
This chapter takes into account information about parents' education and political involvement and about the home political environment, which adds another dimension to the persistence of inequalities of political voice. These processes, in short, work across generations. Those who had well-educated parents are, for two reasons, more likely to be politically active as adults. For one thing, they are more likely to have grown up in politically stimulating homes with parents who were politically active and an environment of frequent political discussion. More important but less often noticed, because educational attainment is likely to be handed on across generations, those whose parents were well educated are more likely to become well educated themselves, with consequences for the acquisition of many other factors that encourage political participation.
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