Life-Cycle Transitions and Political Participation: The Case of Marriage Export

@article{ @article{1995, jstor_articletype = {primary_article}, title = {Life-Cycle Transitions and Political Participation: The Case of Marriage}, author = {Stoker, Laura and Jennings, M. Kent}, journal = {The American Political Science Review}, jstor_issuetitle = {}, volume = {89}, number = {2}, jstor_formatteddate = {Jun., 1995}, pages = {421--433}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2082435}, ISSN = {00030554}, abstract = {We investigate the consequences of changes in marital status for political participation, treating marital status as marking points of continuity and transition in an individual's life history and marriage as a setting that fosters interaction and interdependence between marital partners. The analysis is based on panel and pseudopanel data from the 1965-82 socialization study of parents, offspring, and spouses. We find that marital transitions affect participation in four ways: (1) marital partners adjust their activity levels to become more like each other after marriage; (2) marital transitions of any type, especially marriage among younger people, tend to depress participation; (3) the overall effect of marriage, however, is powerfully mediated by the participation level of the partner; and (4) these mediation effects are greatest for political activities that involve collective efforts or draw upon the couple's joint resources.}, language = {}, year = {1995}, publisher = {American Political Science Association}, copyright = {Copyright © 1995 American Political Science Association}, }, abstract = {We investigate the consequences of changes in marital status for political participation, treating marital status as marking points of continuity and transition in an individual's life history and marriage as a setting that fosters interaction and interdependence between marital partners. The analysis is based on panel and pseudopanel data from the 1965-82 socialization study of parents, offspring, and spouses. We find that marital transitions affect participation in four ways: (1) marital partners adjust their activity levels to become more like each other after marriage; (2) marital transitions of any type, especially marriage among younger people, tend to depress participation; (3) the overall effect of marriage, however, is powerfully mediated by the participation level of the partner; and (4) these mediation effects are greatest for political activities that involve collective efforts or draw upon the couple's joint resources.}, author = {Stoker, Laura and Jennings, M. Kent}, citeulike-article-id = {6054030}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2082435}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2082435}, doi = {10.2307/2082435}, issn = {00030554}, journal = {The American Political Science Review}, keywords = {marriage, politics}, number = {2}, pages = {421--433}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 03:38:51}, priority = {5}, publisher = {American Political Science Association}, title = {Life-Cycle Transitions and Political Participation: The Case of Marriage}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2082435}, volume = {89}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - @article{1995, jstor_articletype = {primary_article}, title = {Life-Cycle Transitions and Political Participation: The Case of Marriage}, author = {Stoker, Laura and Jennings, M. Kent}, journal = {The American Political Science Review}, jstor_issuetitle = {}, volume = {89}, number = {2}, jstor_formatteddate = {Jun., 1995}, pages = {421--433}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2082435}, ISSN = {00030554}, abstract = {We investigate the consequences of changes in marital status for political participation, treating marital status as marking points of continuity and transition in an individual's life history and marriage as a setting that fosters interaction and interdependence between marital partners. The analysis is based on panel and pseudopanel data from the 1965-82 socialization study of parents, offspring, and spouses. We find that marital transitions affect participation in four ways: (1) marital partners adjust their activity levels to become more like each other after marriage; (2) marital transitions of any type, especially marriage among younger people, tend to depress participation; (3) the overall effect of marriage, however, is powerfully mediated by the participation level of the partner; and (4) these mediation effects are greatest for political activities that involve collective efforts or draw upon the couple's joint resources.}, language = {}, year = {1995}, publisher = {American Political Science Association}, copyright = {Copyright © 1995 American Political Science Association}, } L3 - citeulike-article-id:6054030 N2 - We investigate the consequences of changes in marital status for political participation, treating marital status as marking points of continuity and transition in an individual's life history and marriage as a setting that fosters interaction and interdependence between marital partners. The analysis is based on panel and pseudopanel data from the 1965-82 socialization study of parents, offspring, and spouses. We find that marital transitions affect participation in four ways: (1) marital partners adjust their activity levels to become more like each other after marriage; (2) marital transitions of any type, especially marriage among younger people, tend to depress participation; (3) the overall effect of marriage, however, is powerfully mediated by the participation level of the partner; and (4) these mediation effects are greatest for political activities that involve collective efforts or draw upon the couple's joint resources. IS - 2 JF - The American Political Science Review SN - 00030554 EP - 433 TI - Life-Cycle Transitions and Political Participation: The Case of Marriage PB - American Political Science Association VL - 89 SP - 421 KW - marriage KW - politics AU - Stoker, Laura AU - Jennings, Kent PY - 1995/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2082435 ER -