Preference Formation within Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-156
Author(s):  
Gary S. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Preference Formation

scholarly journals A Tale of Odds and Ratios: Political Preference Formation in Postindustrial Democracies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Wineroither ◽  
Rudolf Metz
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Preference Formation ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Gene Environment Interaction ◽  
Gene Environment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual

AbstractThis report surveys four approaches that are pivotal to the study of preference formation: (a) the range, validity, and theoretical foundations of explanations of political preferences at the individual and mass levels, (b) the exploration of key objects of preference formation attached to the democratic political process (i.e., voting in competitive elections), (c) the top-down vs. bottom-up character of preference formation as addressed in leader–follower studies, and (d) gene–environment interaction and the explanatory weight of genetic predisposition against the cumulative weight of social experiences.In recent years, our understanding of sites and processes of (individual) political-preference formation has substantially improved. First, this applies to a greater variety of objects that provide fresh insight into the functioning and stability of contemporary democracy. Second, we observe the reaffirmation of pivotal theories and key concepts in adapted form against widespread challenge. This applies to the role played by social stratification, group awareness, and individual-level economic considerations. Most of these findings converge in recognising economics-based explanations. Third, research into gene–environment interplay rapidly increases the number of testable hypotheses and promises to benefit a wide range of approaches already taken and advanced in the study of political-preference formation.

A Review of Self Correlation Mechanism in Preference Formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1452-1460
Author(s):  
Han Dong ◽  
Zhao Shuai ◽  
Li Biyang
Keyword(s):  
Preference Formation

Civic Duty and Political Preference Formation

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Mullinix
Keyword(s):  
Motivated Reasoning ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Preference Formation ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
Citizen Competence ◽  
Civic Duty ◽  
Survey Experiments ◽  
Policy Information

While a sense of civic duty has long been perceived as important for political participation, little is known about its implications for political preference formation. I argue that civic duty has salubrious effects for opinion formation by dampening partisan distortions in decision making. I theorize that a heightened sense of civic duty stimulates a motivation to form “accurate” opinions and, in doing so, diminishes the effects of partisan motivated reasoning. Using survey experiments focused on tax and education policies, I provide evidence that when civic norms are accentuated, at times, people shirk party endorsements and incorporate substantive policy information in preference formation. The implications for citizen competence and public opinion in democratic politics are discussed.

scholarly journals Millennials and the Take-Off of Craft Brands: Preference Formation in the U.S. Beer Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart Bronnenberg ◽  
Jean-Pierre Dubé ◽  
Joonhwi Joo
Keyword(s):  
Preference Formation ◽  
Beer Industry ◽  
The U.S
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