Representative Government
Continuing social change is reflected in comparison of names of Parliamentary candidates and elected members of the British House of Commons in the General Elections of 1964, 1979, and 1983. There is a reduction of "aristocratic" names with titles, double surnames, multiple forenames, or N...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Political Psychology. - Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 1979. - 6(1985), 3, Seite 519-524 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1985
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Political Psychology |
| Schlagworte: | Election behavior Political image British democracy The significance of names Economics Political science Linguistics |
| Zusammenfassung: | Continuing social change is reflected in comparison of names of Parliamentary candidates and elected members of the British House of Commons in the General Elections of 1964, 1979, and 1983. There is a reduction of "aristocratic" names with titles, double surnames, multiple forenames, or Norman-French origins, and an increase in single forenames and the most common surnames. Successful qualities of names can differ according to party affiliation, party selection and voters' decisions, sitting members or new candidates, and battles of names in particular constituencies, but the same trends are shown. A female appellation is a major disadvantage that appears to be increasing. The psychology of names has political dimensions. |
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| ISSN: | 14679221 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/3791085 |