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The intergenerational transmission of participation in collective action: The role of conversation and political practices in the family
Author(s) -
Cornejo Marcela,
Rocha Carolina,
Castro Diego,
Varela Micaela,
Manzi Jorge,
González Roberto,
JiménezMoya Gloria,
Carvacho Héctor,
Álvarez Belén,
Valdenegro Daniel,
Cheyre Manuel,
Livingstone Andrew G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/bjso.12420
Subject(s) - socialization , collective action , psychology , thematic analysis , politics , conversation , social psychology , developmental psychology , action (physics) , cultural transmission in animals , dictatorship , relevance (law) , qualitative property , qualitative research , sociology , democracy , political science , social science , biology , law , genetics , machine learning , computer science , physics , communication , quantum mechanics
In this study, we examined the intergenerational transmission of collective action from parents to children. Using a mixed‐method approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, we analysed data from 100 dyads of activist parents in Chile (involved in the mobilizations against the dictatorship during the 1980s) and their adult children ( N = 200). The quantitative analysis addressed the role of conversations about politics in the family. The results provided evidence of a direct association between those conversations and the frequency of participation in conventional and radical actions by the children, and an indirect association via children’s knowledge about parental involvement in past social movements. The qualitative phase, which used interviews and thematic analysis on a subsample of 24 dyads ( N = 48), confirmed the role of political conversations, but also revealed the influence of other factors such as cultural consumption and joint political participation. This phase allowed the identification of factors that facilitate or hinder family transmission. Overall, the study highlights the relevance of family as a critical site of socialization that enables the intergenerational transmission of protest.