The Variable Effects of Education on Liberal Attitudes
A Comparative- Historical Analysis of Anti-Semitism Using Public Opinion Survey Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7598515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederick D Weil (0000-0002-6851-2411, University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 458 |
| Publication date | 1985-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095433 |
| OpenAlex | W2024315566 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 158 |
| References cited | 11 |
The effects of education on liberal values are shown to be not universal, but rather, to vary systematically cross-nationally. These effects are interpreted as a form of socialization-not as psychodynamic or class effects-and they are investigated in a comparative-historical perspective, using attitudes on anti-Semitism as the dependent variable. Selznick and Steinberg's hypothesis that education's liberalizing effects represent the influence of the official, Enlightenment culture in the United States is expanded and applied cross-nationally in the United States, West Germany, Austria, and France. It is argued that this effect varies according to two determinants of Enlightenment culture: the length of time a country has had a liberal-democratic regime form, and the degree of religious heterogeneity in the country
Opinion leadership · Opinion survey · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Variable (mathematics · Variables · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Mathematics · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 158 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,95 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2026 (41) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 156 |