Political Equality Within the Household? The Political Role and Influence of Mothers and Fathers in a Multi-Party Setting

In this paper, the aim is to create new insights on the way in which ‘political labor’ in the household is divided. We use data from a large scale panel study, conducted among adolescents and both their parents In Belgium (PCSS 2012-2013) to analyze the way in which family members engage differently in politics and influence each other’s political preferences. First, we analyze differences in political engagement between fathers, mothers and adolescents. Second, we present a full triadic structural equation model to measure the political influence that fathers, mothers and adolescent children exert on one another. The findings suggest that fathers are (still) more engaged with politics, but when it comes to preferences towards political parties, both parents influence their partners and their adolescent children equally.

Publication year:2017

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