Veteran social identity, partisanship, and political behavior

被引:2
作者
Endicott, Travis W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 USA
关键词
Social identity; veterans; partisanship; survey research; military; military families; MILITARY EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC-OPINION; PROFESSIONAL-IDENTITY; SELF-SELECTION; ATTITUDES; SERVICE; WAR; FUSION; GENDER; SOCIALIZATION;
D O I
10.1080/21565503.2022.2047740
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
What does it mean to be a veteran, and how does serving in the armed forces condition how veterans view their sense of identity? In a national survey sample with an oversample of veterans, I find that veterans have a stronger sense of identity as a veteran, measured in terms of self-identification as both a veteran and a feeling of closeness to the veteran group, compared to civilians. I also find that, among military veterans, combat experience and valuing time in the military leads to higher veteran identity. Moreover, I find that even some non-military members report a greater sense of identity with veterans than others. I compare the effect of this "veteran" identity to that of partisan identity and find that, for most veterans, there is a greater sense of attachment to the veteran identity than to their partisan identity. Finally, I find that veteran identity has an important, independent influence on veterans' and civilians' views on military spending. These findings suggest that there is a veteran identity that military members and civilians attach themselves to that is stronger than partisanship for some individuals and is associated with certain policy positions.
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