Politics of the aged: orientations and behavior in major liberal democracies.
Do the political outlook and electoral behavior of the elderly differ notably from that of younger adults in leading capitalist democracies? A cross-national examination of poll data suggests that on the whole they do not. Among the aged certain cross-national differences in rates of political participation beyond voting may be related to differences in national socio-political structures as well as differences in individual attributes.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D003256:Community Participation; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003709:Democracy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D012918:Social Alienation; D012945:Social Values