Working-Class Conservatives: A Theory of Political Deviance

Abstract

In any study of voting behaviour in industrial society, social class would figure prominently as a predictor of party choice and political loyalty. Whilst it is obvious that other influences are brought to bear upon individuals which help to shape their political commitments, such as religious, historical, ethnic, regional factors, and so forth, social class membership has proved to be one of the most reliable single indices of voting behaviour. This is particularly true of a country like Britain where these other influences are less marked and less socially divisive, and where class distinctions are thus able to become more elaborated and entrenched. However even in Britain

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