scholarly journals Regional Differences in Public Attitudes toward Unification

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-135
Author(s):  
BON SANG KOO ◽  
JunYoungChoi
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Public Attitudes

scholarly journals Public Attitudes Toward Abortion and LGBTQ Issues

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401769736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted G. Jelen
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Legal Abortion ◽  
Sexual Morality ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Democrats And Republicans ◽  
Over Time

Trends in public attitudes toward abortion, general acceptance of same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage are examined across regions and parties in the United States. Relative to Americans living outside the South, Southerners are less accepting of same-sex relationships, and these regional differences appear to be increasing over time. On these issues, multivariate analysis suggests that Democrats and Republicans are moving in opposite directions, with Democrats becoming more accepting of same-sex relationships, and Republicans (relatively) less so. With respect to abortion, regional differences do not appear to be increasing or decreasing over time. Both Republicans and Democrats are becoming more accepting of legal abortion, once the effects of other variables have been controlled, but the rate of change is substantially more rapid among Democrats. Thus, party and regional polarization on issues involving sexual morality seems likely to continue.

U.S. Public Attitudes Toward the Afghanistan War

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staci Rhine ◽  
Stephen Bennett ◽  
Richard Flickinger ◽  
Ed Hasecke
Keyword(s):  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Afghanistan War

Trust in the Police: Cross-country Comparisons

2012 ◽  
pp. 24-47
Author(s):  
V. Gimpelson ◽  
G. Monusova
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Police Activity

Using different cross-country data sets and simple econometric techniques we study public attitudes towards the police. More positive attitudes are more likely to emerge in the countries that have better functioning democratic institutions, less prone to corruption but enjoy more transparent and accountable police activity. This has a stronger impact on the public opinion (trust and attitudes) than objective crime rates or density of policemen. Citizens tend to trust more in those (policemen) with whom they share common values and can have some control over. The latter is a function of democracy. In authoritarian countries — “police states” — this tendency may not work directly. When we move from semi-authoritarian countries to openly authoritarian ones the trust in the police measured by surveys can also rise. As a result, the trust appears to be U-shaped along the quality of government axis. This phenomenon can be explained with two simple facts. First, publicly spread information concerning police activity in authoritarian countries is strongly controlled; second, the police itself is better controlled by authoritarian regimes which are afraid of dangerous (for them) erosion of this institution.

A Subtle but Intractable Problem? Public Attitudes to Sectarianism in 2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Ormston ◽  
John Curtice ◽  
Stephen Hinchliffe ◽  
Anna Marcinkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Beliefs ◽  
Intractable Problem ◽  
Robust Evidence

Discussion of sectarianism often focuses on evidence purporting to show discriminatory behaviour directed at Catholics or Protestants in Scotland. But attitudes also matter – in sustaining (or preventing) such discriminatory behaviours, and in understanding the nature of the ‘problem of sectarianism’ from the perspective of the Scottish public. This paper uses data from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey 2014. The survey fills a gap in the evidence base by providing robust evidence on what the public actually thinks about sectarianism in modern Scotland. It assesses public beliefs about the extent and nature of sectarianism and its perceived causes. Tensions in public opinion and differences in the attitudes of different sections of Scottish society are explored.

Public Attitudes toward a Form of White Collar Crime

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Newman
Keyword(s):  
White Collar Crime ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
White Collar
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