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Rokeach, Milton; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Describes a study on the value patterns of a midwestern municipal police force, and compares police values with those of representative samples of black and white Americans. (JM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Moral Values, Police, Police Community Relationship
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Erskine, Hazel; Sigel, Richard L. – Journal of Social Issues, 1975
Discusses the degree of support for civil liberties shown over the years in U.S. public opinion polls, summarizing the trends in American public opinion on tolerance of some forms of dissent shown in the 1954, 1972, 1973 and 1974 National Opinion Research Center polls, assorted Gallup and Harris polls, and other data sources. (JM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Civil Liberties, Dissent, Majority Attitudes
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Hollander, Edwin P. – Journal of Social Issues, 1975
Discusses six impediments to independent expression of opinion: risks of disapproval, lack of perceived alternatives, fear of disrupting the proceedings, absence of shared communication, inability to feel responsibility, and sense of impotence. Asserts that to overcome these impediments, socialization oriented to the critical evaluation of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Conformity, Individual Power, Political Attitudes
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Tyler, Tom R.; Lind, E. Allan – Journal of Social Issues, 1990
Examines the effects of group membership on group members' concerns about justice. Two types of effects are hypothesized to exist: inclusionary and exclusionary. Inclusionary effects involve the relationship between groups and their members. Exclusionary effects involve the relationship of groups to nonmembers. Data indicate that inclusionary…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Group Unity, Intergroup Relations, Justice