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Political Identity

Growing Into Political Maturity

Stephanie Rayburn | Posted 11.07.2012 | Denver
Read More: Political Identity, Political Ideology, Election 2008, Democrats, Election 2012, Republicanism, Liberalism, Civic Engagement, Voting, Denver News
Stephanie Rayburn

I am grateful to have moved beyond the blinders of my family's politics. I am grateful to know my own mind, one that is progressive and liberal, and that neither of those are dirty words (and neither is conservative, for the record).

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How Family Communication Can Influence Our Political Identities

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 09.15.2012 | College
Read More: Political Identity, Political Ideology, Politics, Identity, Communication, Family, College News
Lindsay Hoffman

An election year is the perfect time to think about what influence our own family communication patterns have had on our political orientations and behaviors, as well as those of our children.

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Red Mind, Blue Mind: Are There Really Any Independents?

Wray Herbert | Posted 07.25.2012 | Science
Read More: Political Psychology, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Partisan Politics, Independents, Independent Voters, Political Identity, Political Judgments, Science News
Wray Herbert

How do Independents manage to rise above party politics while the rest of the electorate is divided by ideology? Well, perhaps they don't. New evidence suggests that the label "Independent" may imply more objectivity and purity than these Independents deserve.

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Liberal Parents, Liberal Children

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: College Students, Political Identity, Liberal Politics, Baby Boomers, Youth Vote, Liberals, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

When it comes to politics, today's college freshmen resemble their baby boomer parents of 40 years ago in all ways except two. One way makes perfect sense; the other is a puzzle.

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