Evaluate the extent to which social factors determine voting behaviour.
For Against
class is seen as a major social factor in social factors used to be relevant but they no
determining how people vote, this can be longer provide a clear indication of voting
linked to their region and locality, which also patterns, partisan dealignment and class
carries a strong correlation as to the way in dealignment have changed this
which an individual will cast their vote
age is another social factor that has a strong Issue voting is more significant
bearing on how people vote
gender is another social variant that indicates Leadership
likely voting behaviour -the importance of personality is now seen as a
crucial factor in understanding the way in which
people vote – and leaders of parties, as the
brand image, carry a major bearing on voting
patterns
For Against
class is seen as a major social factor in social factors used to be relevant but they no
determining how people vote, this can be longer provide a clear indication of voting
linked to their region and locality, which also patterns, partisan dealignment and class
carries a strong correlation as to the way in dealignment have changed this
which an individual will cast their vote
age is another social factor that has a strong Issue voting is more significant
bearing on how people vote
gender is another social variant that indicates Leadership
likely voting behaviour -the importance of personality is now seen as a
crucial factor in understanding the way in which
people vote – and leaders of parties, as the
brand image, carry a major bearing on voting
patterns
