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Overview

Kent L. Tedin is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research contributions have been published in notable publication venues, including Political Science Quarterly.

Their recent work encompasses the paper titled Polarized Families, Polarized Parties: Contesting Values and Economics in American Politics, published in 2020 in Political Science Quarterly.

  • Polarized Families, Polarized Parties: Contesting Values and Economics in American Politics (2020, Political Science Quarterly)

Their scholarly activities focus on topics relevant to political science, evidenced by their published paper addressing the intersection of familial and partisan polarization in American politics.

Frequent publication venue:

  • Political Science Quarterly

Frequent co-authors:

    Best Publications

    • American public opinion: Its origins, content, and impact

      Robert S. Erikson;Kent L. Tedin

    • Democratic Values and the Transformation of the Soviet Union

      James L. Gibson;Raymond M. Duch;Kent L. Tedin

    • Does choice lead to racially distinctive schools? Charter schools and household preferences

      Gregory R. Weiher;Kent L. Tedin

    • The Influence of Parents on the Political Attitudes of Adolescents

      Kent L. Tedin

    • Choice, charter schools, and household preferences

      Bretten Kleitz;Gregory R. Weiher;Kent Tedin;Richard Matland

    • American public opinion

      Robert S. Erikson;Kent L. Tedin

    • Assessing Peer and Parent Influence on Adolescent Political Attitudes

      Kent L. Tedin

    • Ladies In Pink: Religion and Political Ideology in the Anti-ERA Movement.

      David W. Brady;Kent L. Tedin

    • The Home as a Political Fortress: Family Agreement in an Era of Polarization

      Shanto Iyengar;Tobias Konitzer;Kent Tedin

    • The Consequences of Regime Type for Public-Policy Outputs:

      John Sloan;Kent L. Tedin

    • The 1928–1936 Partisan Realignment: The Case for the Conversion Hypothesis

      Robert S. Erikson;Kent L. Tedin

    • Age, Race, Self‐Interest, and Financing Public Schools Through Referenda

      Kent L. Tedin;Richard E. Matland;Gregory R. Weiher

    • Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Academic Quality as Components of School Choice

      Kent L. Tedin;Gregory R. Weiher

    • Social Background and Political Differences Between Pro- and Anti-Era Activists:

      Kent L. Tedin;David W. Brady;Mary E. Buxton;Barbara M. Gorman

    • Religous Preference and Pro/Anti Activism on the Equal Rights Amendment Issue:

      Kent L. Tedin

    • Self-Interest, Symbolic Values, and the Financial Equalization of the Public Schools

      Kent L. Tedin

    • When the President Goes Public: The Consequences of Communication Mode for Opinion Change across Issue Types and Groups

      Kent Tedin;Brandon Rottinghaus;Harrell Rodgers

    • The Effect of Cost and Importance Factors on the Return Rate for Single and Multiple Mailings

      Kent L. Tedin;C. Richard Hofstetfer

    • Sex Differences in Political Attitudes and Behavior: The Case for Situational Factors

      Kent L. Tedin;David W. Brady;Arnold Vedlitz

    • State TANF Spending: Predictors of State Tax Effort to Support Welfare Reform

      Harrell R. Rodgers;Kent L. Tedin

    Frequent Co-Authors

    Robert S. Erikson
    Robert S. Erikson Columbia University
    Raymond M. Duch
    Raymond M. Duch University of Oxford
    David W. Brady
    David W. Brady Stanford University
    Richard E. Matland
    Richard E. Matland Loyola University Chicago
    James L. Gibson
    James L. Gibson Washington University in St. Louis
    Shanto Iyengar
    Shanto Iyengar Stanford University
    Arnold Vedlitz
    Arnold Vedlitz Texas A&M University

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