Entry:
Gans, Herbert J. Middle American Individualism: The Future of Liberal Democracy. New York: The Free Press, 1988.
Abstract:
This book discusses Middle America's search for individualism. America needs an acceptable egalitarian welfare state that can promise the economic security people want while also minimizing the bureaucracy and taxes they do not want.
GSS Years:1972-86
Other Data Sets:
NYT/CBS 1987; WP/ABC 1986; Harris 1985; Roper 1982
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| JOBFIND |
COULD R FIND EQUALLY GOOD JOB |
| CUTGOVT |
CUTS IN GOVT SPENDING. |
| MAKEJOBS |
GOVT CREATE NEW JOBS. |
| JOBACCMP |
DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL |
| JOBRISE |
OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT |
| JOBINC |
HIGH INCOME |
| JOBSEC |
NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| ANOMIA1 |
"NEXT TO HEALTH |
| HLTHCARE |
GOVTS RESP: PROVIDE HLTH CARE FOR SICK |
| PRICECON |
GOVTS RESP: KEEP PRICES UNDER CONTROL. |
| EQINCOME |
GOVT SHOULD REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH. |
| EQWLTH |
SHOULD GOVT REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| LIBATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK |
| COLSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH |
| LIBSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALISTS 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 |
| COLMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| LIBMIL |
ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK |
| COLHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH |
| LIBHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACMAR10 |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RAC INTRMAR 10 YRS AGO |
| 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 |
| RACLIVE |
ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACCLOS |
ANY OPP. RACE LIVING CLOSE TO R |
| RACDIS |
HOW FAR ARE CLOSEST OPP. RACE |
| RACINTEG |
WILL NEIGHBORHOOD BECOME ALL BLACK |
| RACOBJCT |
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATED BY SAME SES |
| RACHOME |
OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER RECENTLY |
| RACSCHOL |
SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL |
| RACFEW |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITH OPPOSITE RACE |
| RACHAF |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HALF OPPOSITE RACE |
| RACMOST |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MOSTLY OPPOSITE RACE |
| BUSING |
ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING |
| BUSING10 |
FAVOR BUSING 10 YRS AGO |
| RACPRES |
WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT |
| RACJOB |
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ON JOBS |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MYSKILLS |
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