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Tags: PUBLIC opinion polls; DISCRIMINATION; ETHNIC relations; PREJUDICES; SOCIAL psychology; JEWS; PROTESTANTS; CATHOLICS
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- The Polls: Attitudes Toward American Jews. Rosenfield, Geraldine // Public Opinion Quarterly;Fall82, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p431
This article surveys the attitude of people in the U.S. toward American Jews and Israel based on the results of surveys conducted from the 1930s to the 1980s. Surveying attitudes toward Jews in the U.S. started in the 1930s, with the triumph of the Nazis in Germany and their vigorous propaganda...
- THE LUXURY OF ANTI-NEGRO PREJUDICE. Brophy, Ira N. // Public Opinion Quarterly;Winter45/46, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p456
This article results from an attempt to study anti Negro prejudice quantitatively. It is specifically concerned with the prejudice of white merchant seamen to their Negro fellow workers. In studying anti Negro prejudice, it has long been usual for researchers to come up with the conclusion that...
- Nomen Est Omen: The Selection of First Names as an Indicator for Public Opinion in the Past. Wolffsohn, Michael; Brechenmacher, Thomas // International Journal of Public Opinion Research;Summer2001, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p116
First names represent a rich source of material for historians interested in the social sciences. They represent what is perhaps the best source for investigating the attitudes and orientations of broad classes of society in times prior to the development of scientific public opinion research....
- Is Anti-Semitism Really on the Decline in Germany? Salzborn, Samuel; Rosenthal, John // World Politics Review;4/24/2007, p1
The article discusses the results of a public opinion survey on anti-Semitism in Germany conducted by Bertelsmann Foundation. According to the survey, anti-Semitism is on the decline in Germany. The Foundation stated that the relation between Germans and Jews has improved significantly over the...
- The Power of Myth. Laqueur, Walter // New Republic;3/10/97, Vol. 216 Issue 10, p28
Presents an article about the motives of several Jews for converting into Christianity in Central Europe during the 1800s. Discrimination experienced by the Jews; Unavailability of employment opportunities for the members of the group; Efforts of the European Jews in Great Britain and France to...
- An Emerging National Consensus. Lipset, Seymour Martin; Schneider, William // New Republic;10/15/77, Vol. 177 Issue 16, p8
Focuses on the attitude of Americans towards disadvantaged groups and gives details on opinion polls dealing with race-related issues. Details of a 1976 survey regarding favorable racial integration; Explanation of black inequality by National Opinion Research Center poll; Sensitivity of...
- Evangelical fervor stirs Brazil. Epstein, Jack // Christian Science Monitor;11/15/95, Vol. 87 Issue 246, p1
Talks about the growing rivalry between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches in Latin America which has led to a holy war in Brazil as reported in November 1995. Note on Reverend Sergio von Helde's mistreatment of Brazil's patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida that led to an outrage...
- Breeding for victory in Ulster? Lloyd, John // New Statesman;05/29/98, Vol. 127 Issue 4387, p8
Discusses the fear of Protestants in Ulster, Northern Ireland that the Catholics will be dominant as a result of their increasing birth rate. Reference to the Pope John Paul III's mandate to Catholics that they are forbidden to control the size of their families; Details on the increasing birth...
- THE POLLS: RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE, PART 2: ANTI-SEMITISM. Erskine, Hazel Gaudet // Public Opinion Quarterly;Winter65-Winter66, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p649
The article focuses on religious prejudice in public opinion polls. The article presents the fifth consecutive collection of nationally asked poll items on various aspects of religion to appear in the journal Public Opinion Quarterly. It concludes the series with questions on anti-Semitic...
