Ronald S Burton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5944745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald S Burton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald S |
| FAMILY NAME | Burton |
| SIGNATURE | BURTON R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ball State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6995-5329 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Not Seeing the Trees for the Forest: A Reply to Baggaley
In The abortion controversy: Conflicting beliefs and values in American society (Tamney et al. 1992), we presented a path model which attempts to help explain why people hold the particular attitude toward abortion which they do. Baggaley (1992) proposes that this description can be significantly simplified. We believe this critique is a case of seeing the forest and ignoring the differences in the trees. We might first say that, indeed, Baggaley…
Personal Experience, Ideology and Support for Feminism
Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions about the relative importance of personal experience versus ideology, and within the latter about the relative significance of secular and religious beliefs and values, in creating support for feminism. This paper reports a test of the relative significance of these variables for women and for men. The study used data collected in 1988 from a random sample of the “Middletown” population (N = 4…
The Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values in American Society
This study examines the ideological and structural bases for attitudes and political action relating to abortion. Data on abortion attitudes from a random sample of Middletown in the fall of 1989 (N = 400) indicated that the strongest effects on abortion attitude stemmed from a belief that life begins at conception, a belief in privacy rights, and religion. Social traditionalism was also found to play an important role in a pro-life stand, but it…
Economic Satisfaction vs. Moral Conservatism in the 1988 Presidential Election
Residents from “Middletown” who were going to vote in the 1988 presidential election were interviewed concerning their various economic and moral positions. The results showed that satisfaction with the economic situation in the fall of 1988 was much more important than moral conservatism in Bush's election win. An extended analysis on how economic satisfaction could influence vote was presented
Factors Influencing Vote for a Christian Right Candidate
Education and Fundamentalism
Pat Robertson: Who Supported His Candidacy for President
This research tested a theoretical model of specific factors leading to support for Pat Robertson's presidential candidacy, using data from a survey of Middletown residents (N = 400). We found that Robertson's followers came from those who watched the 700 Club television show, from those who were social traditionalists, from those who were political conservatives, and from those who were less well educated. However, Robertson received support onl…
Christianity, Social Class, and the Catholic Bishops' Economic Policy
The recent American Catholic bishops' pastoral letter on the economy made clear that significant changes have occurred in the way Christianity views the economy. At the present time Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders are calling for basic economic changes, while some Fundamentalist leaders are actively defending capitalism. The question studied is whether these religious traditions and their spokespersons are affecting popular opinion on eco…
The Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values in American Society
This study examines the ideological and structural bases for attitudes and political action relating to abortion. Data on abortion attitudes from a random sample of Middletown in the fall of 1989 (N = 400) indicated that the strongest effects on abortion attitude stemmed from a belief that life begins at conception, a belief in privacy rights, and religion. Social traditionalism was also found to play an important role in a pro-life stand, but it…
Personal Experience, Ideology and Support for Feminism
Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions about the relative importance of personal experience versus ideology, and within the latter about the relative significance of secular and religious beliefs and values, in creating support for feminism. This paper reports a test of the relative significance of these variables for women and for men. The study used data collected in 1988 from a random sample of the “Middletown” population (N = 4…
Pat Robertson: Who Supported His Candidacy for President
This research tested a theoretical model of specific factors leading to support for Pat Robertson's presidential candidacy, using data from a survey of Middletown residents (N = 400). We found that Robertson's followers came from those who watched the 700 Club television show, from those who were social traditionalists, from those who were political conservatives, and from those who were less well educated. However, Robertson received support onl…
Christianity, Social Class, and the Catholic Bishops' Economic Policy
The recent American Catholic bishops' pastoral letter on the economy made clear that significant changes have occurred in the way Christianity views the economy. At the present time Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders are calling for basic economic changes, while some Fundamentalist leaders are actively defending capitalism. The question studied is whether these religious traditions and their spokespersons are affecting popular opinion on eco…
Economic Satisfaction vs. Moral Conservatism in the 1988 Presidential Election
Residents from “Middletown” who were going to vote in the 1988 presidential election were interviewed concerning their various economic and moral positions. The results showed that satisfaction with the economic situation in the fall of 1988 was much more important than moral conservatism in Bush's election win. An extended analysis on how economic satisfaction could influence vote was presented
Education and Fundamentalism
Christianity, Social Class, and the Catholic Bishops' Economic Policy
The recent American Catholic bishops' pastoral letter on the economy made clear that significant changes have occurred in the way Christianity views the economy. At the present time Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders are calling for basic economic changes, while some Fundamentalist leaders are actively defending capitalism. The question studied is whether these religious traditions and their spokespersons are affecting popular opinion on eco…
Education and Fundamentalism
Pat Robertson: Who Supported His Candidacy for President
This research tested a theoretical model of specific factors leading to support for Pat Robertson's presidential candidacy, using data from a survey of Middletown residents (N = 400). We found that Robertson's followers came from those who watched the 700 Club television show, from those who were social traditionalists, from those who were political conservatives, and from those who were less well educated. However, Robertson received support onl…
Factors Influencing Vote for a Christian Right Candidate
Economic Satisfaction vs. Moral Conservatism in the 1988 Presidential Election
Residents from “Middletown” who were going to vote in the 1988 presidential election were interviewed concerning their various economic and moral positions. The results showed that satisfaction with the economic situation in the fall of 1988 was much more important than moral conservatism in Bush's election win. An extended analysis on how economic satisfaction could influence vote was presented
Not Seeing the Trees for the Forest: A Reply to Baggaley
In The abortion controversy: Conflicting beliefs and values in American society (Tamney et al. 1992), we presented a path model which attempts to help explain why people hold the particular attitude toward abortion which they do. Baggaley (1992) proposes that this description can be significantly simplified. We believe this critique is a case of seeing the forest and ignoring the differences in the trees. We might first say that, indeed, Baggaley…
Personal Experience, Ideology and Support for Feminism
Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions about the relative importance of personal experience versus ideology, and within the latter about the relative significance of secular and religious beliefs and values, in creating support for feminism. This paper reports a test of the relative significance of these variables for women and for men. The study used data collected in 1988 from a random sample of the “Middletown” population (N = 4…
The Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values in American Society
This study examines the ideological and structural bases for attitudes and political action relating to abortion. Data on abortion attitudes from a random sample of Middletown in the fall of 1989 (N = 400) indicated that the strongest effects on abortion attitude stemmed from a belief that life begins at conception, a belief in privacy rights, and religion. Social traditionalism was also found to play an important role in a pro-life stand, but it…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Fundamentalism (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Positive economics (2 works)