Students are well served by course simulations that employ active learning styles and student-driven interaction. For debate on political issues, particular public policies are quite effective in stimulating that discussion. We developed an in-class simulation of political debate on the issue of Social Security. We describe the simulation itself,…

In recent opinion surveys, Americans were asked about their expectations for the year 2000. Though general optimism was expressed, people were concerned about specific economic issues, such as inflation, jobs, and maintenance of the social security system. Future-oriented interviewees tended to be professionals, young, male, well educated, and…

Proposes a causal model whereby attitude toward welfare state programs is a function of self-interest or life experiences and of the resulting identification with either the work ethic or the social equality ideology. Uses data from the 1983 Detroit Area Study to confirm the model. Contains 66 references. (SV)