Entry:

Ikehara, Elizabeth Slack, "A Comparison of Sociopolitical Attitudes of Older Urban Women: The 1910-1924 Cohorts," Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Portland State University, 1991.


Abstract:

Younger cohorts of American women are comparatively more liberal than older cohorts on several social and political issues such as sex education, the legality of pornography, sexual permissiveness, and civil rights. This disparity may be due to the differences in work experience, schooling, and income between the two cohorts.

GSS Years:

1972-1989

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

REG16

"REGION OF RESIDENCE

RES16

TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

PAPRES16

FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

SIBS

NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

CHLDIDEL

IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN

SPOCC

SPOUSE CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

FINRELA

OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME

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

MEMCHURH

MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP

MEMOTHER

MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

HEALTH

CONDITION OF HEALTH

HAPPY

GENERAL HAPPINESS

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

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

LETDIE1

ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE

LETDIE2

LET PATIENTS DIE IF DOCTORS AGREE

SUICIDE4

SUICIDE IF TIRED OF LIVING

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

MANNERS

GOOD MANNERS

SUCCESS

TRIES HARD TO SUCCEED

HONEST

HONEST

CLEAN

NEAT AND CLEAN

JUDGMENT

GOOD SENSE AND SOUND JUDGMENT

CONTROL

SELF-CONTROL

ROLE

ACTS LIKE BOY-ACTS LIKE GIRL

AMICABLE

GETS ALONG WELL WITH OTHER CHILDREN

OBEYS

OBEYS PARENTS WELL

RESPONSI

RESPONSIBLE

CONSIDER

CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS

INTEREST

INTERESTED HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN

STUDIOUS

GOOD STUDENT

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PRAYER

BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NATEDUC

IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM

GRASS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL

NURSE

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