Political action 1973-1976 : An eight nation study

<p>Cross-national study of conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. Personal satisfaction and deprivation / interest in politics / perception of over- and underprivileged groups / left, right placement / materialistic, post-materialistic value orientation / issue importance and policy dissatisfaction / good and bad sides of major political parties / "feeling thermometer" for social groups / protest approval / protest effectiveness / protest activity / approval of repressive government action / partisan preference / voting behaviour / conventional political participation / occupational value orientation / political efficacy and system responsiveness / attitudes towards young people / trust in politics / organizational membership. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ characteristics of parental family/household/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ organizational membership</p>