Ideology and "Political Sociology": The Conservative Bias of Lipset's "Political Man"
The central concern of this paper is to present a critical analysis of Professor Seymour Martin Lipset's contributions to political sociology, with special reference to his theory of working class authoritarianism. The general thesis is that Lipset's more recent orientations reflect a cons...
| Published in: | The American catholic sociological review |
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| Language: | English |
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1962
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The American catholic sociological review
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| Summary: | The central concern of this paper is to present a critical analysis of Professor Seymour Martin Lipset's contributions to political sociology, with special reference to his theory of working class authoritarianism. The general thesis is that Lipset's more recent orientations reflect a conservative bias which has come to dominate originally radical impulses. This conservative refraction, most apparent in the analysis of working-class political orientations, organizations, and leadership results in a somewhat strained eclecticism. The result is that Lipset forces the research data into confined support for a conservative view of working-class political process. It is suggested that this conservative ideology presently informs Lipset's general outlook toward the field of political sociology. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The American catholic sociological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3709202 |