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The 1968 Movement Revisited – Education and the Distinction in Values, Political Interest and Political Participation in West Germany
Hadjar, Andreas; Schlapbach, Florian
2009In German Politics, 18 (2), p. 180-200
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Abstract :
[en] The aim of this paper is to take a look at the 1968 generation in West Germany about 40 years after the 1968 events. Whether there was a 1968 generation in the narrow sense of the word will be explored. While comparing the 1968 generation with earlier and later cohorts, political interest, political activity and (postmaterialist) values will be analysed. Education will be theorised as a main mechanism that distinguishes the 1968 generation from earlier generations. Quantitative analyses will be performed employing a temporal perspective and including age, period and cohort effects - so that socialisation as well as individual change over the life cycle and macro influences can be taken into account. The results show a strong influence of education on political interest, political activity and postmaterialism. Therefore, what is called the '1968 generation' only applies to the more highly educated people of this generation.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Education & instruction
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2010-645
Author, co-author :
Hadjar, Andreas  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Languages, Culture, Media and Identities (LCMI)
Schlapbach, Florian;  University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Language :
English
Title :
The 1968 Movement Revisited – Education and the Distinction in Values, Political Interest and Political Participation in West Germany
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
German Politics
ISSN :
0964-4008
Publisher :
Routledge
Volume :
18
Issue :
2
Pages :
180-200
Peer reviewed :
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