Entry:

Feldman, Stanley, "Ideology, Conformity, and Support for Civil Liberties," Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 1987.


Abstract:

Conformity and the rejection of alternative viewpoints contribute to the willingness to deny civil liberties to any nonconformist group.

GSS Years:

1976, 1980, 1984

Other Data Sets:

ANESES; EIS; PES; ANESIS; CVS; XPS; ANESHS

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
DIVLAWY

DIVORCE LAWS-VERSION Y

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

PORNMORL

MATERIALS LEAD TO BREAKDOWN IN MORALS

PORNRAPE

MATERIALS LEAD TO RAPE

GRASS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

RACDIN

OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER

RACPUSH

BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH

RACSEG

WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD

RACOPEN

VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW

ANOMIA4

LIVE ONLY FOR TODAY

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

ANOMIA6

NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD

ANOMIA9

MOST DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHERS

TRUST

CAN PEOPLE BE TRUSTED

MANNERS

GOOD MANNERS

CLEAN

NEAT AND CLEAN

ROLE

ACTS LIKE BOY-ACTS LIKE GIRL

OBEYS

OBEYS PARENTS WELL

JUDGMENT

GOOD SENSE AND SOUND JUDGMENT

RESPONSI

RESPONSIBLE

CONSIDER

CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS

INTEREST

INTERESTED HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN

HELPPOOR

SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING?

HELPNOT

SHOULD GOVT DO MORE OR LESS?

HELPSICK

SHOULD GOVT HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE?

USCLASS2

ACHIEVEMENT DEPENDS ON FAMILY BACKGROUND

USCLASS4

ONES OWN EFFORTS DONT COUNT

USCLASS5

PERSONAL INCOME NOT DETERMINED BY WORK

EQUAL3

GOVT SHLD INSURE JOBS AND STABLE PRICES

EQUAL4

RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVT TO MEET NEEDS

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

WORDA

WORD A

WORDB

WORD B

WORDC

WORD C

WORDD

WORD D

WORDE

WORD E

WORDF

WORD F

WORDG

WORD G

WORDH

WORD H

WORDI

WORD I

WORDJ

WORD J

WORDSUM

NUMBER WORDS CORRECT IN VOCABULARY TEST

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COMMUN

FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION