In the general Greek elections of 1981 the socialists for the first time won a parliamentary majority. The intention of this study was to determine whether the Greeks are shedding their traditional values and attitudes, or whether the 1981 election was merely an isolated phenomenon both in terms of social and political change. In order to accomplish this intention, a public opinion survey was conducted involving 598 individuals who belonged to three heterogeneous target groups (professional, labor and rural). / The various responses were measured in three ways, by employing three sets of indicators (demographic, environmental and attitudinal). / The results show, that voting for the socialists in 1981, was not an isolated phenomenon but the culmination of a trend which had begun during the 1960s, was interrupted by the military dictatorship (1967-1974), and reemerged after Greece became a republic (1975). / The study found that traditional agents such as age, sex, family, school, place of birth, etc., are gradually losing their influence. Instead new values and attitudes (such as freedom of speech, individual rights, etc.) are emerging and are expected to be very important in the near future. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-09, Section: A, page: 2982. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75389 |
| Contributors | LIMBERES, NICKOLAS MICHAEL., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 270 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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