Datalab - Assignment 2
Naam: Nikola van Krieken (2738426)
Master: Sociologie Vrije Universiteit
Course: Inequality, Conflict and Societal Participation
Number of words (excluding the appendix): 2993 words
Date: 16-12-2024
The interplay between education level, social status
and voting behavior in Japan.
Inhoudsopgave
1
, 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................2
2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.....................................................................3
THE ABSOLUTE EDUCATION MODEL...............................................................4
THE RELATIVE EDUCATION MODEL...............................................................4
3. DATA AND METHODS............................................................................5
OPERATIONALIZATION...............................................................................6
DEPENDENT VARIABLE.................................................................................................. 6
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE............................................................................................... 6
CONTROL VARIABLES................................................................................................... 6
POTENTIAL MEDIATORS................................................................................................. 6
4. RESULTS...........................................................................................7
5. CONCLUSION....................................................................................10
6. APPENDIX........................................................................................11
SYNTAX..............................................................................................11
7. LITERATURE.....................................................................................14
1. Introduction
Japan’s political culture is shaped by the longstanding dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP), relatively low voter turnout, and a growing generational divide in political engagement (Elston,
2
Naam: Nikola van Krieken (2738426)
Master: Sociologie Vrije Universiteit
Course: Inequality, Conflict and Societal Participation
Number of words (excluding the appendix): 2993 words
Date: 16-12-2024
The interplay between education level, social status
and voting behavior in Japan.
Inhoudsopgave
1
, 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................2
2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.....................................................................3
THE ABSOLUTE EDUCATION MODEL...............................................................4
THE RELATIVE EDUCATION MODEL...............................................................4
3. DATA AND METHODS............................................................................5
OPERATIONALIZATION...............................................................................6
DEPENDENT VARIABLE.................................................................................................. 6
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE............................................................................................... 6
CONTROL VARIABLES................................................................................................... 6
POTENTIAL MEDIATORS................................................................................................. 6
4. RESULTS...........................................................................................7
5. CONCLUSION....................................................................................10
6. APPENDIX........................................................................................11
SYNTAX..............................................................................................11
7. LITERATURE.....................................................................................14
1. Introduction
Japan’s political culture is shaped by the longstanding dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP), relatively low voter turnout, and a growing generational divide in political engagement (Elston,
2
