6th Annual Judith Ramaley Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship
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Poster #61 The Effects of Birth Order on Citizenship: A Test of Ordinal Birth Order on Dalton’s Citizenship Types
Courtney L Juelich Faculty Mentor: Kara Lindaman This study analyzes the effects that a person’s ordinal placement within their family has on their types of citizenship norms. The hypothesis is that a first-born and only children will have citizen-duty tendencies and that a later born will have a higher likelihood of being an engaged citizen. This study looks at scholarly journals and compilations of over 200 studies done on birth order over the past 60 years as well as the book The Good Citizen: How a Younger Generation Is Reshaping American Politics, by Russell Dalton and compares and contrasts the findings found in each source. This study is conducted through surveying enrolled students from Winona State University on both questions from the GSS and on variables that include gender, ordinal birth order, being a twin or multiple, having step or half siblings, and having five years or more between one’s self and their nearest sibling or not. The data was compiled and statistically analyzed through SSPS. This study will show whether or not there may be a correlation between one’s preordained birth order and their citizenship norms, which could be useful in predicting outcomes of elections and other political functions. |
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