Entry:

Lacy, William B. and Middleton, Ernest, "Can Schools be a Source of Racial and Sex Role Attitude Change?: A Comparative National Study of Attitudes Among Teachers and Other Occupational Groups," Paper presented to the Society of the Study of Social Problems, Boston, August, 1979.

Abstract:

Teachers are less prejudiced than laborers, farmers, clerical workers, craftsmen, managers, and administrators but comparable to other professionals in regards to attitudes towards blacks and women. Kindergarten and elementary school teachers are slightly more racially prejudiced and sex-role biased than secondary school teachers.

GSS Years:

1972-77

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:
Variable Name	Variable Label

RACOPEN	VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW
RACMAR	FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE
RACSCHOL	SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL
BUSING	ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING
RACJOB	EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ON JOBS
RACPRES	WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT
FEPOL	WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS
FEWORK	SHOULD WOMEN WORK
ERA	DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE ERA?
OCC	RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)
RACDIN	OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER
RACCHNG	TRY TO INTEGRATE SOCIAL CLUB
RACSUBGV	SUBURBAN GOVTS ENCOURAGE INTEGRATION
RACFEW	CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITH OPPOSITE RACE
RACHAF	CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HALF OPPOSITE RACE
RACMOST	CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MOSTLY OPPOSITE RACE
RACPUSH	BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH
RACSUBS	FAVOR ATTEMPTS TO INTEGRATE SUBURBS
RACSEG	WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD
RACDIF1	DIFFERENCES DUE TO DISCRIMINATION
RACDIF2	DIFFERENCES DUE TO INBORN DISABILITY
RACDIF3	DIFFERENCES DUE TO LACK OF EDUCATION
RACDIF4	DIFFERENCES DUE TO LACK OF WILL
FEFAM	"BETTER FOR MAN TO WORK
FEHELP	WIFE SHOULD HELP HUSBANDS CAREER FIRST
FEPRESCH	PRESCHOOL KIDS SUFFER IF MOTHER WORKS
FECHLD	MOTHER WORKING DOESNT HURT CHILDREN
FEBEAR	CAN WIFE REFUSE TO HAVE CHILDREN
FEWORKIF	MARRIED WOMEN WORK IF JOBS LIMITED