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Social trends in American life [[electronic resource] ] : findings from the General Social Survey since 1972 / / edited by Peter V. Marsden



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Titolo: Social trends in American life [[electronic resource] ] : findings from the General Social Survey since 1972 / / edited by Peter V. Marsden Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
Edizione: Core Textbook
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (403 p.)
Disciplina: 303.3/8
Soggetto topico: Public opinion - United States
Social surveys - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions
Soggetto non controllato: American South
American adults
American life
American public
First Amendment
General Social Survey
Protestants
Republicans
Southerners
U.S. society
adult intelligence
behavior
blacks
conservatism
conservatives
crime rates
education
egalitarianism
employee well-being
equal treatment
family income
female roles
free expression
gender roles
government programs
happiness levels
happiness
informal social connectedness
institutional confidence
interpersonal networks
job satisfaction
job security
labor force participation
liberals
moderates
national spending
nonconformity
organized religion
political attitude
political conservatism
precarious employment
public opinion
public trust
punishment
quality of life
race
racial attitudes
racial equality
religion
religious affiliation
religious diversity
religious organizations
religious rituals
social attitudes
social networks
social order
social trends
socializing
sociopolitical attitudes
test performance
tolerance
unemployment
verbal knowledge
vocabulary test
white Americans
Altri autori: MarsdenPeter V  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction and Overview / Marsden, Peter V. -- Trends in Social and Political Orientations -- 2. On the Seemingly Relentless Progress in Americans' Support for Free Expression, 1972-2006 / Davis, James A. -- 3. The Real Record on Racial Attitudes / Bobo, Lawrence D. / Charles, Camille Z. / Krysan, Maria / Simmons, Alicia D. -- 4. Gender Role Attitudes since 1972: Are Southerners Distinctive? / Campbell, Karen E. / Marsden, Peter V. -- 5. Public Opinion in the "Age of Reagan": Political Trends 1972-2006 / Manza, Jeff / Heerwig, Jennifer A. / McCabe, Brian J. -- 6. Crime, Punishment, and Social Disorder: Crime Rates and Trends in Public Opinion over More Than Three Decades / Wright, James D. / Jasinski, Jana L. / Lanier, Drew Noble -- Changes in Confidence and Connections -- 7. Trends in Confidence in Institutions, 1973-2006 / Smith, Tom W. -- 8. Continuity and Change in American Religion, 1972-2008 / Chaves, Mark / Anderson, Shawna -- 9. Trends in Informal Social Participation, 1974-2008 / Marsden, Peter V. / Srivastava, Sameer B. -- Stability and Flux in Social Indicators -- 10. Income, Age, and Happiness in America / Firebaugh, Glenn / Tach, Laura -- 11. Religion and Happiness / Hout, Michael / Greeley, Andrew -- 12. Labor Force Insecurity and U.S. Work Attitudes, 1970's-2006 / Kalleberg, Arne L. / Marsden, Peter V. -- 13. Population Trends in Verbal Intelligence in the United States / Alwin, Duane F. / Pacheco, Julianna -- Appendix: The General Social Survey Project / Marsden, Peter V. / Smith, Tom W. -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Social Trends in American Life assembles a team of leading researchers to provide unparalleled insight into how American social attitudes and behaviors have changed since the 1970's. Drawing on the General Social Survey--a social science project that has tracked demographic and attitudinal trends in the United States since 1972--it offers a window into diverse facets of American life, from intergroup relations to political views and orientations, social affiliations, and perceived well-being. Among the book's many important findings are the greater willingness of ordinary Americans to accord rights of free expression to unpopular groups, to endorse formal racial equality, and to accept nontraditional roles for women in the workplace, politics, and the family. Some, but not all, signs indicate that political conservatism has grown, while a few suggest that Republicans and Democrats are more polarized. Some forms of social connectedness such as neighboring have declined, as has confidence in government, while participation in organized religion has softened. Despite rising standards of living, American happiness levels have changed little, though financial and employment insecurity has risen over three decades. Social Trends in American Life provides an invaluable perspective on how Americans view their lives and their society, and on how these views have changed over the last two generations.
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ISBN: 1-283-54996-4
9786613862419
1-4008-4556-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785623303321
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