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Social Trends in American Life assembles a team of leading researchers to provide unparalleled insight into how American social attitudes and behaviors have changed since the 1970s. Drawing on the General Social Survey--a social science project that has tracked demographic and attitudinal trends in...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2012] ©2012 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Core Textbook. |
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Social Trends in American Life assembles a team of leading researchers to provide unparalleled insight into how American social attitudes and behaviors have changed since the 1970s. Drawing on the General Social Survey--a social science project that has tracked demographic and attitudinal trends in the United States since 1972--it offers a window into diverse facets of American life, from intergroup relations to political views and orientations, social affiliations, and perceived well-being. Among the book's many important findings are the greater willingness of ordinary Americans to accord rights of free expression to unpopular groups, to endorse formal racial equality, and to accept nontraditional roles for women in the workplace, politics, and the family. Some, but not all, signs indicate that political conservatism has grown, while a few suggest that Republicans and Democrats are more polarized. Some forms of social connectedness such as neighboring have declined, as has confidence in government, while participation in organized religion has softened. Despite rising standards of living, American happiness levels have changed little, though financial and employment insecurity has risen over three decades. Social Trends in American Life provides an invaluable perspective on how Americans view their lives and their society, and on how these views have changed over the last two generations. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400845569 |
| Index Number: | HN90 |
| CLC: | C912.63 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction and Overview / 2. On the Seemingly Relentless Progress in Americans Support for Free Expression, 1972 2006 / 3. The Real Record on Racial Attitudes / 4. Gender Role Attitudes since 1972: Are Southerners Distinctive? / 5. Public Opinion in the "Age of Reagan": Political Trends 1972 2006 / 6. Crime, Punishment, and Social Disorder: Crime Rates and Trends in Public Opinion over More Than Three Decades / 7. Trends in Confidence in Institutions, 1973 2006 / 8. Continuity and Change in American Religion, 1972 2008 / 9. Trends in Informal Social Participation, 1974 2008 / 10. Income, Age, and Happiness in America / 11. Religion and Happiness / 12. Labor Force Insecurity and U.S. Work Attitudes, 1970s 2006 / 13. Population Trends in Verbal Intelligence in the United States / Appendix: The General Social Survey Project / Index. |