"Public Opinion in the United States" tracks developments in
American society since World War II through the lens of public
opinion. The authors assess national public opinion poll data from
1945 to 2008, targeting opinions about African Americans, Jews,
Muslim Americans, gays and lesbians, immigration, abortion, and
affirmative action.
The authors consider whether American attitudes have developed
faster than Supreme Court decisions in the areas surveyed. They
assess how social change is processed by the public, how people
responded to the race riots of the 1950s and 1960s, and how the war
in Vietnam shaped new perspectives on issues such as race,
citizenship rights, and the role of the individual. Each chapter
begins by introducing the political, social, or international
events that were critical in setting the stage for influencing
public opinion in each decade since World War II.
The volume provides a unique portrait of American society and
how it has changed over the last sixty plus years. The reader will
learn whether Americans are more or less prejudiced against blacks,
Jews, and Muslims than they were in earlier years; whether their
views on immigration, affirmative action, and abortion have
changed; and when views have changed, in what direction. Do men and
women, rich and poor, more and less educated, secular versus
religious share the same views? And if there are differences, what
directions do those differences take? Th is work describes American
society in 2008 compared to the post-World War II era, and it
offers stunning glimpses at the future.
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