Posts Tagged ‘public opinion’
After meditation, conservatives lean left
U. TORONTO (CAN) — After a spiritual exercise like meditation, people endorse more liberal views, new research shows. Continue…
Monday, March 11, 2013 10:45 - 4 Comments
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2012 15:59 - 3 Comments
How the US Civil War changed journalism
PENN STATE (US) — New technologies and a growing demand for information during the US Civil War forever changed the nation’s press, according to a book by journalism professor Ford Risley. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 16:53 - 0 Comments
Politics, not experience, shapes opinions in US
U. CHICAGO (US) — A survey conducted a few weeks before the US presidential election suggests partisanship is often a substitute for knowledge and personal experience, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2012 11:53 - 0 Comments
Lawn signs can influence how neighbors vote
UC DAVIS (US) — Neighbors’ lawn signs and public opinion polls can affect how people vote in an election, but it all depends on how far away the election is, research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 10, 2012 11:00 - 2 Comments
Poll: Less support for U.S. climate policy
STANFORD (US) — Political rhetoric and cooler-than-average weather may be the reason support for government action on global warming has dropped in the last two years, a new survey shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 5, 2011 5:20 - 8 Comments
US views on gays, lesbians shift sharply
U. CHICAGO (US) — American attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way, a new survey shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 12, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Voters unmoved by politics via news media
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Washington politicians who use the media to get their message out have little influence on the voting public, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 7, 2011 12:35 - 1 Comment
‘Deliberative polling’ lets voters think twice
STANFORD (US) — One weekend in June, a scientifically representative sample of California voters gathered in Torrance for the first-ever statewide “deliberative poll.” (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 26, 2011 10:11 - 0 Comments
Tolerance low for Muslim extremists
U. CHICAGO (US) — While Americans are increasingly tolerant of the views of most non-majority groups, 10 years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, tolerance has yet to extend to the freedoms of Muslim extremists. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 12:07 - 1 Comment
Why AIDS doesn’t make headlines
U. LEEDS (UK) — Media coverage of HIV/AIDS has fallen by more than 70 percent in developed countries over the last 20 years, particularly in French- and U.S.-based newspapers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 2, 2009 17:32 - 8 Comments
Trust in government gets a no-vote
U. BUFFALO (US)—Ballot initiatives, long thought to encourage democratic citizenship, may actually have the opposite effect of fostering distrust in state government, a new study finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2009 17:56 - 1 Comment
Taking America’s energy temperature
RUTGERS (US)—Of the estimated 1,000 energy-related public opinion polls conducted during the last 20 years, environmental policy expert Michael Greenberg says there are two basic types: polls that include energy questions among a range of societal issues and hypothesis-driven surveys that measure preferences and try to link them to underlying factors. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 17, 2009 19:07 - 3 Comments
Can polling predict terrorism?
PRINCETON (US)—An analysis of public opinion polls and terrorist activity in 143 pairs of countries has shown for the first time that when people in one country hold negative views toward the leadership and policies of another, terrorist acts are more likely to be carried out. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 21, 2009 13:48 - 0 Comments
Alarmed to dismissive: U.S. views on global warming
YALE (US)—Americans fall into six distinct groups regarding their climate change beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, according to a new report, “Global Warming’s Six Americas,” by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities. (more…)
