This book shows how specific agents shape the political character of adolescents, how response to these agents varies according to sex, race, and other factors, and how political learning changes through the life-cycle and across generations. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*1. Political Learning, Individual Behavior, and the Political System, pg. 3*2. Attachments to the Political Parties, pg. 37*3. Opinions on Public Policy Issues, pg. 63*4. Political Knowledge and Conceptual Sophistication, pg. 93*5. Citizenship Roles within the System, pg. 119*6. The Impact of Parental Agreement, pg. 153*7. Effects of the High School Civics Curriculum, pg. 181*8. Social Studies Teachers and Their Pupils, pg. 207*9. The Political Texture of Peer Groups, pg. 229*10. Political Development over the Life Cycle, pg. 251*11. Re-Creation and Change of the Political Culture, pg. 285*12. Political Learning in Perspective, pg. 319*Appendix: Study Design and Execution, pg. 337*Index, pg. 349