Does Economic Divergence Predict Political Divergence: Changes in Political Economic Ideology By Gender, Race, and Class 1985-2016

Presenters/Authors

Joseph Wilson
Ted Brimeyer, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

2017

Abstract or Description

The economic prospects of men and women, whites and blacks, and the wealthy and working class have been diverging since the introduction of neoliberal policy 1980s. This study uses General Social Survey data from 1985 - 2016 to examine if the changes in economic opportunity translate into divergent beliefs in the role of government intervention in the economy. Correlation of SAD and least favorite season, holiday, and time of year.

Additional Information

Link to program: https://www.georgiasociology.com/uploads/9/6/4/8/96484124/gsa_final_program_10-25-2017_v1.2__1_.pdf

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Georgia Sociological Association Conference

Location

Blackshear, GA

Source

https://www.georgiasociology.com/conference-programs.html

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Joseph, Ted Brimeyer. 2017. "Does Economic Divergence Predict Political Divergence: Changes in Political Economic Ideology By Gender, Race, and Class 1985-2016." Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Presentations. Presentation 98. source: https://www.georgiasociology.com/conference-programs.html
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpres/98