Journal article
Cold hearts and bleeding hearts: Disciplinary differences in university students' sociopolitical orientations
The Journal of Social Psychology, Vol.147(3), pp.211-242
2007
Abstract
Many people believe that a university education leads to the liberalization of students' worldviews. The author aimed to investigate whether such differences occur across disciplines and whether they are due to self-selection or socialization within disciplines. The author conducted 3 correlational studies of university students (N = 223, N = 531) and alumni (N= 143). The results clearly supported the self-selection hypothesis and suggested that students from all disciplines generally endorse liberal or left-wing attitudes. These findings have theoretical implications for the study of belief system development (primarily the impressionable years hypothesis), and they contribute to a greater understanding of how a university education affects the sociopolitical orientations of students.
Details
- Title
- Cold hearts and bleeding hearts: Disciplinary differences in university students' sociopolitical orientations
- Authors/Creators
- B. Hastie (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Social Psychology, Vol.147(3), pp.211-242
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 991005542088907891
- Copyright
- © 2007 Heldref Publications
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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