In the last two decades studies on the correlates of have proliferated (Hertel, et al., 1974; Renzi, 1975; Granberg, 1978; McIntosh, et al., 1979; D'Antonio and Stack, 1980; Benin, 1985; Harris and Mills, 1985; McCutcheon, 1987; Jelen, 1988). Although these studies have clarified which variables are related to , the reasons for these relationships have been largely left unexplained. Thus, much of the literature lacks theoretical coherence. In this study, an effort is made to contribute to the understanding of by clarifying and adding to the ....