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Publication Date: 1979
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Increased Tolerance and Reference Group Shifts: A Test in the College Environment.
Dodder, Richard A.; Ogle, Nancy J.
Educational Research Quarterly, v4 n3 p48-57 Fall 1979
A large survey supported the hypotheses that tolerance--measured by dogmatism, liberalism, conservatism, and authoritarianism--was higher among older than younger undergraduates; and that tolerance was higher in students who had shifted reference groups from home town to college. The role of college environment was discussed. (GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, College Attendance, Commuting Students, Dormitories, Educational Experience, Environmental Influences, Group Experience, Higher Education, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Philosophy, Reference Groups, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Social Values, Surveys, Undergraduate Students
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Language: English
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