Large section of electorate is still committed to a fairly stable ideological convictions that reflect key differences between working class and middle class voters
The middle class and working class voters are merging into one group
People don't align with a party- short term factors for influential
There is a variation in each election- not set in stone any more
7. 1979-1997, What happened to voting behaviour
Class Dealignment/ Partisan Dealignment
Partisan Alignment
Decrease in instrumental voters
Increase in participation
8. Name 2 criticisms of this research
Butler & Kavanagh- Underestimated effects of short term influences, e.g sweeps of patriotic fevour. 2- Marshall & Heath- Crewe Exaggerated both class and partisan dealignment
No evidence to back it up
Was biased
It ignores the dealignment of right wing voters
9. Who researched Class dealignment and what were the findings?
Rose and Butler- Embourgeoisement
Ivor Crewe- Decline in traditional working class voters who use to vote labour, due to closure of mines amd factories. Also due to new working class was increase in partisan dealignment
Karl Marx- Increase in working class being brainwashed so change voting behaviour