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The study examines the impact of class self-identification and class position on political attitudes in Great Britain, West Germany, Australia and the United States. The results show a basic similarity in the class structure of these four western nations, differences in patterns of class identification, and significant effects of class structure and class identification on political attitudes. Despite recent projections of its demise, for these four countries at least, class identification and class position are an important, albeit secondary, factor in explaining political attitudes. Of these class measures, class self-identification is the more salient in predicting politcal attitudes. (European Journal of Political Research / AuD)

Using comparable survey data from the US, West Germany, GB, & Australia, an attempt is made to clarify understanding of the dimensions of political efficacy & their relationship to sociodemographic factors. The results suggest that internal & external efficacy are distinct attitudinal dimensions comparable in all four nations, & that each is related to certain sociodemographic characteristics. 7 Tables, 1 Figure, 40 References. Adapted from the source document.

In light of increases in GB over the past decades in legislative activity & controversy concerning homosexual rights & practices, explored here is public opinion on these issues, focusing on the influence of party identification. Analysis of data from the 1987-1990 British Social Attitudes Surveys suggests that although party identification exerts an independent & statistically significant effect on attitudes toward homosexuals, these effects are both secondary & variable. Other equally, if not more salient, determinants include: gender, education, age, occupation, & type of homosexual relationship; of these, both age & education stand out as having the strongest & most consistent effect; antihomosexual views are most prevalent among older individuals & the lesser educated. 4 Tables, 27 References. Adapted from the source document.

This study uses a wide range of survey data to examine present-day differences in identity and political allegiance between Catholics and Protestants on the island of Ireland but also to show the extensive cultural similarities that cut across the Catholic-Protestant divide.