Citation

Funderburk C. J. Youth Adolesc. 1975; 4(2): 109-125.

Affiliation

Department of Political Science, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF01537436

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A question of general theoretical relevance for political socialization research concerns the role played by basic political orientations in structuring specific political opinions. This report investigates the relationship between beliefs in the legitimacy of political objects and approval of political protest and violence among a sample of children and adolescents. The setting for the research was a Florida town. Four aspects of political legitimacy are defined and measured. Measures of approval of political protest and political violence are distinguished conceptually and empirically. Beliefs in political legitimacy are shown to be of considerable importance in structuring opinions about political violence but have little impact on opinions about protest.