The impact of college experience on political and social attitudes

Lottes, Ilsa L.; Kuriloff, Peter

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“…Universities at which these trends have not been found appear to be substantially more ethnically homogeneous (see, e.g., Lottes & Kuriloff, 1994). This suggests that one of the questions remaining to be answered is whether the effects of Greek and other ethnic organizations might vary as a function of the ethnic heterogeneity on campus or as a function of other campus characteristics (e.g., academic selectivity).…”

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Ethnic Enclaves and the Dynamics of Social Identity on the College Campus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Sidanius

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Levin

et al. 2004

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The effects of membership in ethnic organizations and fraternities and sororities on intergroup attitudes were examined using a 5-wave panel study at a major, multiethnic university. The results showed that these effects were similar for both minority and White students. Membership in ethnic student organizations for minorities and Greek organizations for Whites was anteceded by the degree of one's ethnic identity, and the effects of membership in these groups were similar, although not identical, for both White and minority students. These effects included an increased sense of ethnic victimization and a decreased sense of common identity and social inclusiveness. Consistent with social identity theory, at least a portion of these effects were mediated by social identity among both White and minority students.

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Ethnic Enclaves and the Dynamics of Social Identity on the College Campus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Sidanius

Laar

Levin

et al. 2004

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…Much of the literature analyzing the liberalizing effect of college focuses on certain sociopolitical issues such as civil rights, environmental issues, gender equality, and sexual orientation (Bryant 2003;Weakliem 2002;Lottes and Kuriloff 1994). Even though more liberal attitudes were adopted on some issues, college was also found to have a conservative influence on certain economic issues (Weakliem 2002).…”

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Do liberal arts colleges make students more liberal? Some initial evidence

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The effect of attending college on students' political ideology has been a controversial topic for many decades. In this study, we explored the relationship between attending a liberal arts college and students' political views. Compared to their counterparts at other 4-year institutions, liberal arts college students began postsecondary education with more liberal political views, but also made great changes toward liberal political views over 4 years of college. These greater gains persisted even in the presence of important confounding influences such as pre-college political views. In addition, our analyses suggested a global effect of attendance at a liberal arts college on the development of liberal political views. Attempts to explain the causal mechanisms underlying this apparent institutional influence were only partially successful.

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“…Although surprisingly small, the research base since the 1970 Chickering study generally confirms that college has a liberalizing effect on students' political views (Dey, 1988;Lottes & Kuriloff, 1994;Wylie & Parcell, 1981). However, Rich (1977) found this movement toward liberalism to be no greater for college students than for a noncollege comparison group.…”

Section: The Challenge Of Higher Education: Reflecting Societal Valuementioning

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“…Dey (1988) concluded that the liberalizing effect of college is neither large nor universal and may be due more to socialization among students having different values than to academic stimulation in college courses. Nonetheless, in a relatively recent study of Ivy League students, Lottes and Kuriloff (1994) found that seniors scored higher than freshmen not only on liberalism but also on social conscience, tolerance of homosexuality, and feminist attitudes.…”

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Academic Freedom in Higher Education Within a Conservative Sociopolitical Culture

Williams

2006

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This paper examines the potential threat that a conservative sociopolitical culture poses to academic freedom in state colleges and universities. Already a number of states are considering legislation that would restrict professors' rights to discuss political issues within their classes, especially political issues having religious or moral implications. The proposed legislation would permit professors to discuss political issues substantively linked to the official subject matter of courses, but would limit professors' role in such discussion to one of political neutrality. The paper addresses the possibility of discussing controversial sociopolitical issues in college and university classes without alienating an institution's external support base.

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The impact of college experience on political and social attitudes

Cited by 97 publications

References 31 publications

Ethnic Enclaves and the Dynamics of Social Identity on the College Campus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Ethnic Enclaves and the Dynamics of Social Identity on the College Campus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Do liberal arts colleges make students more liberal? Some initial evidence

Academic Freedom in Higher Education Within a Conservative Sociopolitical Culture

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