Entry:

Neuman, W. Lawrence, "Rational Public or Fear of the 'Alien Other'? Changing American Opinion Toward Japan," Paper presented to the American Sociological Association, Toronto, August, 1997.


Abstract:

Rather than being influenced by public dictates regarding economic insecurity and isolationism, anti-Japanese attitudes are founded in a racial and domestic cultural perspective.

GSS Years:

1972-1994

Other Data Sets:

Harris 1971, 1989, 1991; Gallup 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976; Ladd and Bowman 1996

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
ANOMIA7

OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN

JAPAN

LIKING FOR JAPAN

CHINA

LIKING FOR CHINA

RUSSIA

LIKING FOR RUSSIA

EGYPT

LIKING FOR EGYPT

CANADA

LIKING FOR CANADA

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

NATAID

FOREIGN AID

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

FINALTER

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION

UNEMP

EVER UNEMPLOYED IN LAST TEN YRS

USUN

REMAIN IN U.N. OR PULL OUT

USINTL

TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

PRAYER

BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RACPRES

WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT

RACDIF1

DIFFERENCES DUE TO DISCRIMINATION

RACDIF4

DIFFERENCES DUE TO LACK OF WILL

RACPUSH

BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

JOBLOSE

IS R LIKELY TO LOSE JOB

JOBFIND

COULD R FIND EQUALLY GOOD JOB

NATRACE

IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS