Entry:
Gaubatz, Kathlyn Taylor, Crime in the Public Mind. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1995.
Abstract:
Most Americans think that criminals should receive harsher penalties. Even though Americans are in a consensus, the individual reasons for this view vary from person to person.
GSS Years:1972-1987
Other Data Sets:
Roper 1984; ABC 1982; Census 1980;
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| BUSING |
ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| CAPPUN2 |
DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| LIBATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| COLCOM |
SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED |
| LIBCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK |
| COLHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH |
| LIBHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK |
| COLSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH |
| LIBSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| COURTS |
COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS |
| COURTSY |
COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS-VERSION Y |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| FEPOLY |
MEN OR WOMEN BETTER SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| GUNLAW |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS |
| RACLIVE |
ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACDIN |
OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER |
| RACHOME |
OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER RECENTLY |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACSCHOL |
SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL |
| TEENPILL |
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS |
| SEXEDUC |
SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| BURGLR |
HOME BROKEN INTO DURING THE LAST YEAR |
| ROBBRY |
FORCEFULLY ROBBED DURING THE LAST YEAR |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELITEN |
STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION |
| RELIG16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |