Funnel of causality
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The funnel of causality is a political science model that explains how broad, long-term social and psychological factors gradually narrow to shape an individual’s specific voting decision.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political science model
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theoretical model of voting behavior ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Angus Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Donald E. Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip E. Converse NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren E. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumption | voters are influenced by stable predispositions and short-term campaign factors ⓘ |
| causalDirection | from social structure to psychological orientations to vote choice ⓘ |
| conceptualType | causal framework ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
pure sociological models of voting
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rational choice models of voting ⓘ |
| coreIdea | broad long-term factors shape individual vote choice through a narrowing sequence of influences ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
emphasis on stability of party identification
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limited attention to strategic and institutional factors ⓘ |
| describedIn | The American Voter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | University of Michigan Survey Research Center scholars ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
candidate evaluations
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issue orientations ⓘ long-term social characteristics ⓘ party identification ⓘ psychological predispositions ⓘ |
| explains |
how social and psychological factors influence voting decisions
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process leading from distant causes to specific vote choice ⓘ |
| field |
electoral studies
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political behavior research ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | individual voting decision ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mid-20th-century American electoral research ⓘ |
| includesLevel |
broad social and demographic characteristics
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final vote choice ⓘ group and social cleavages ⓘ party identification as a long-term orientation ⓘ short-term forces such as issues and candidates ⓘ |
| inElectionStudies | organizes variables from distal to proximal causes ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent models of electoral behavior ⓘ |
| inspired | later work on multilevel and contextual models of voting ⓘ |
| levelOfAnalysis | individual-level voting behavior ⓘ |
| methodologicalBasis | survey research ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Michigan model of voting
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party identification as a psychological attachment ⓘ |
| represents | hierarchical structure of influences on voting ⓘ |
| teachingUse |
election studies curricula
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introductory political behavior courses ⓘ |
| timeOrientation | long-term to short-term sequence of influences ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing determinants of voting behavior
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structuring survey research on elections ⓘ |
| visualMetaphor | funnel narrowing from distant causes to immediate decision ⓘ |
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