Entry:

Ladd, Everett Carll, Jr., "Pursuing the New Class: Social Theory and Survey Data," in The New Class, B. Bruce-Briggs (ed.), New Brunswick, New Jersey: Translation Books, 1979.


Abstract:

The New Deal political strata appear to have been inverted with an educated upper middle class holding liberal values while an "embourgeoised" working class has many conservative values.

GSS Years:

1972-1977

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1958; Field Poll 1977; Time Magazine Survey 1947; Ladd-Lipset Faculty Survey 1977; ANES 1976; Yankelovich-General Mills Family; Yankelovich-Time 1977; Survey 1976; Yankelovich 1976

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

RACOPEN

VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

NATSPAC

SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

NATHEAL

IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH

NATCITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES

NATCRIME

HALTING RISING CRIME RATE

NATDRUG

DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION

NATEDUC

IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM

NATRACE

IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS

NATARMS

"MILITARY

NATAID

FOREIGN AID

NATFARE

WELFARE

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

CONARMY

CONFIDENCE IN MILITARY

COMMUN

FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM

VOTE72

DID R VOTE IN 1972 ELECTION

PRES72

VOTE FOR MCGOVERN OR NIXON

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE