Entry:
Ladd, Everett C., "American Society: Where Are We Headed?" The Public Perspective, 8 (February/March, 1997), 1ff.
Abstract:
Americans are both supportive of national institutions and highly critical of government performance. Consequently, a call for reform within the present established framework would be more effective than postulating what sort of actions would be best taken given an actual “legitimization crisis.”
GSS Years:1973-96
Other Data Sets:
Survey of American Political Culture 1996; Gallup 1941-69
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| CONLEGIS |
CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS |
| CONFED |
CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT |
| CONARMY |
CONFIDENCE IN MILITARY |
| COHABFST |
PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE TOGETHER BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| CONLABOR |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED LABOR |
| CONPRESS |
CONFIDENCE IN PRESS |
| CONTV |
CONFIDENCE IN TELEVISION |
| CONEDUC |
CONFIDENCE IN EDUCATION |
| CONCLERG |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION |
| CONMEDIC |
CONFIDENCE IN MEDICINE |
| CONSCI |
CONFIDENCE IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| COHABIT |
DID R LIVE WITH SPOUSE BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| GUNLAW |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS |
| OWNGUN |
HAVE GUN IN HOME |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| GOD |
RS CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD |
| BIBLE |
FEELINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE |
| PRAYFREQ |
HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY |
| NUMKIDS |
WHAT IS IDEAL NUMBER OF KIDS FOR FAMILY |
| OBEY |
TO OBEY |
| POPULAR |
TO BE WELL LIKED OR POPULAR |
| THNKSELF |
TO THINK FOR ONES SELF |
| WORKHARD |
TO WORK HARD |
| HELPOTH |
TO HELP OTHERS |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| KIDSUFFR |
PRESCHOOLER WILL SUFFER IF MOM WORKS |
| MAWRKWRM |
WORKING MOM CAN HAVE A WARM REL W KIDS |
| LETDIE1 |
ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE |
| LETDIE2 |
LET PATIENTS DIE IF DOCTORS AGREE |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |