The present study explores party-group linkages within the American political context, and ascertains whether variation exists in the extent to which different types of party-group linkages (overall, party-class, party-race, and party-religion) are present in different state party systems. The study goes beyond description by undertaking an exploration of the origins and the correlates of party-group linkages, and by testing hypotheses about the impact of the linkages on gubernatorial voting turnout, and on per capita welfare expenditures across states. / Measures of the extent of the different types of party-group linkages were built for several states, using survey data (exit polls) covering the 1982-86 period. Several statistical techniques were used in the various analyses throughout the study. These included correlation, multiple regression, and factor analysis. / The study shows that there is significant variation in the scores measuring the different types of party-group linkages in state party systems. It also shows that the overall extent of party-group linkages is related to the existence of party-race linkages. Party-class linkages are found to be significant in states in which blue collar unionism is present, party-race linkages in states that have a high proportion of black population, and party-religion linkages in those non-southern states that have a high degree of sociodemographic diversity, that have economies based on traditional manufacturing, and that also have a high degree of metropolitan economic affluence. The impact of party-group linkages on gubernatorial voting turnout, and on per capita welfare expenditures is not significant. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-03, Section: A, page: 1063. / Major Professor: William Claggett. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76357 |
| Contributors | Lombardo, Salvatore., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 249 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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