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This chapter analyzes the impact of Latino panethnic identity and religion on partisanship. While the results support the view that Latino partisanship is driven by identities, the author proposes that this link does not emerge spontaneously and proposes two important moderators—political socialization and cognitive representation of parties. Political socialization refers broadly to the variety of processes that occur while a person experiences US politics over time. Cognitive representation of parties is used to describe the idea about parties that individuals hold in their minds. It is not the objective knowledge about politics or parties that helps Latinos link their identities to parties, but rather the way the individual perceives of the parties. Latino identity is a stronger predictor of partisanship than religious identities.
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Saavedra Cisneros, A. (2017). From Social to Political Identity: The Importance of Incorporation and Thinking about Politics. In: Latino Identity and Political Attitudes. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33969-6_7
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