Konstanz und Wandel der Hauptspannungslinien in der Bundesrepublik
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Pappi, Franz UrbanKeywords
PolitikwissenschaftPolitical science
Political Science
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Politikwissenschaft
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Wahlverhalten
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
politischer Wandel
Konfliktpotential
Federal Republic of Germany
voting behavior
conflict potential
political change
empirisch
empirical
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In dem Beitrag werden Spannungslinien (cleavages) als struktureller Dispositionsbegriff aufgefaßt. Dabei sind zwei Probleme zu lösen: Zum einen muß die Tiefenstruktur bestimmt werden, die die Spannungen verursacht, und zum anderen müssen Spannungen an der Oberfläche identifizierbar sein. Aus der theoretischen Erörterung dieser Probleme werden für die Untersuchung von Konstanz und Wandel der Hauptspannungslinien in der BRD vier Erwartungen abgeleitet: (1) abnehmende Bedeutung der sozialen Spannungslinien zugunsten der ideologischen; (2a) politische Homogenisierung der Arbeitnehmerschaft; (2b) politische Differenzierung der Arbeitnehmerschaft; (3) Dominanz der für die Industrialisierung typischen Spannungslinien; (4) große Bedeutung von einmal politisierten Vergemeinschaftungen. Im weiteren wird untersucht, welche Hypothesen die Entwicklung der Spannungslinien in der BRD erklären können. Mit Hilfe der Hypothesen wird zunächst die Konstanz der Spannungslinien untersucht. Konkret geht es darum, daß Katholiken und Arbeiterschaft in ihrem Wahlverhalten sich von der jeweiligen Residualgruppe unterscheiden und daß sie mit ihrem Verhalten nach wie vor einen bestimmten Sinn verbinden und nicht einfach aus Gewohnheit handeln. Es wird herausgearbeitet, daß die konfessionelle Spannungslinie im Wahlverhalten eine größere Konstanz aufweist als der Klassengegensatz. Anschließend wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob neue Spannungslinien durch Wertewandel verursacht sind. Dabei wird die These von der neuen Politik herangezogen. Als Ergebnis wird festgehalten, daß sich die erwartete Dominanz der für die Industrialisierung typischen Spannungslinien und die große Bedeutung des auf einer religiösen Vergemeinschaftung beruhenden Gegensatzes bestätigt haben. (RW)Date
2010-10-01Type
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oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/167243-593-32620-5
http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/16724
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-136632
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