The Impact of Region On Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Legal Abortion

Secret, Philip E.

doi:10.1177/002193478701700305

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“…Regarding race, African Americans appear to have shifted in their support for abortion over time (Gay & Lynxwiler, 1999;Lynxwiler & Gay, 1994), with recent studies indicating greater approval among Blacks than Whites (Strickler & Danigelis, 2002) compared to earlier studies that reported greater approval among Whites than Blacks (Combs & Welch, 1982; Journal of Sociological Research ISSN 1948-5468 2009 www.macrothink.org/jsr 4 Craig & O'Brien, 1993;Hall & Feree, 1986;Secret 1987). Race alone began to disappear as a predictor of abortion attitudes in the late 1990s (Bolzendahl & Myers, 2004;Wilcox 2000), but is related to religion and education (Kaplan, et al, 2001;Simien & Clawson, 2004).…”

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“…Previous research suggests age (Lynxwiler & Gay, 1994;Sullins, 1999), education (Kaplan et al, 2001;Wang, 2004), income, marital status (Hertel & Russell, 1999) and region of residency (Gay & Lynxwiler, 1999;Secret, 1987;Wilcox, 1992) may impact abortion attitudes. We treated the age and education variables as continuous variables.…”

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“…Earlier research generally found Blacks to be less supportive of abortion than Whites (Combs & Welch, 1982;Hall & Feree, 1986;Secret, 1987). Whereas some have found evidence of race convergence (Combs & Welch, 1982), mainly due to increased conservatism among Whites (Boggess & Bradner, 2000;Wilcox, 1990), others find significant race differences once other factors are controlled (Hall & Feree, 1986).…”

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Carter

Dodge

2009

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The purpose of this paper is to reassess the interactive impact of race and gender on abortion attitudes over time. Data from the GSS are used to compare shifts in abortion attitudes of White and Black males and females over a four-decade period. Overall results suggest gender to be the stronger predictor of abortion attitudes. While maintaining similar attitudes toward abortion, White and Black males maintain more conservative attitudes than their female counterparts. Looking at trends, however, suggest that considering race and gender alone limits the understanding of abortion attitudes among these social groups. Results by decade reveal great shifts for White females in relation to Black females. White females and White males to a lesser extent initially appear more liberal in their views toward abortion; however, a shift over the decades produces a convergence and then a reversal, where Black females eventually become more liberal in the 1990s. Black males consistently reveal more conservative attitudes over the four-decade period than Black females and that trend appears to be holding. However, most interestingly and an area for further research, results suggest that abortion attitudes may actually be re-converging.

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

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Dodge

2009

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“…Since the 1980 GSS survey, NORC has conducted national surveys that included the same abortion items in 1982in , 1983in , 1985in , 1987in , and 1988in . The 1982in and 1987 surveys included substantial oversamples of black Americans.…”

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Race, Religion, Region and Abortion Attitudes

Wilcox¹

1992

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Previous research has reported that African Americans are less supportive of legal abortion than whites. Although differences in religious orthodoxy and religiosity seem likely explanations for these differences, most research has minimized the role of religious variables in accounting for racial differences. This research note looks at the intersection of race, religion, and region in relation to abortion attitudes. The results suggest that religiosity and doctrinal orthodoxy are important predictors of abortion attitudes among blacks and whites, and explain much of racial differences in these attitudes.

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“…For example, individuals from the Southern part of the United States tend to adhere more strongly to traditional roles and attitudes (e.g., Conlee, 2012;Lublin & Brewer, 2003;Rice & Coates, 1995;Secret, 1987) as well as being socialized in to a culture of honor (Nisbett & Cohen, 1996). Because socialization can vary as a function of region and culture, we should not be surprised that various psychological constructs, such as academic entitlement and narcissism, vary as well (Foster et al, 2003).…”

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Academic Entitlement Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation

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Briihl³

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Validity evidence was gathered for a new measure of academic entitlement. Two factors emerged during the creation of the scale-academic narcissism and academic outcome. Academic narcissism appears to reflect an expectation of high academic success unrelated to the effort or ability of the students. As expected, this factor was negatively correlated with students' self-reported GPA (grade point average). Males had higher academic narcissism scores than women. Academic outcome appears to reflect students' mindset that credit should be given for any effort, including attending class. As expected, this factor was not correlated with GPA and did not show sex differences. Implications and practical use of the scale are discussed.

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The Impact of Region On Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Legal Abortion

Cited by 20 publications

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Race, Religion, Region and Abortion Attitudes

Academic Entitlement Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation

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