Variable predictors of attitudes toward the legalization of abortion

Szafran, Robert F.; Clagett, Arthur F.

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“…Opposition to abortion in Israel is mainly found among "traditional," religious, and Ultra-Orthodox Jews of either descent. Thus, our findings indirectly support the assertion that what shapes abortion attitudes is not so much formal religious affiliation but rather the extent of observance and/or fundamentalism (Szofran and Clagett, 1988;Wilcox, 1992).…”

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“…In the United States, many surveys of abortion attitudes have found complex interactions between race, SES, and gender (Szofran and Clagett, 1988;Cook, Jelen, and Wilcox, 1992;Wetstein, 1996). In every ethnic group, higher education and greater income are associated with more tolerant views on abortion.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Of all denominations in America, Jews have shown the most liberal views: About 90% support abortion for economic and personal reasons and close to 100% approve of all the other grounds for abortion. No significant differences have been found between Catholics and Protestants, although in both denominations prolife inclination is directly related to religious observance; members of fundamentalist movements and sects invariably emerge as hardline antiabortionists (Szofran and Clagett, 1988;Wetstein, 1996). Both the General Social Survey (GSS) and local surveys of the last two decades have indicated that the described patterns of abortion attitudes are fairly stable over time (Cook, Jelen, and Wilcox, 1992;Russo and Denious, 1998).…”

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confidence: 96%

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Public Attitudes toward Abortion in Israel: A Research Note

Remennick

Hetsroni

2001

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective. For the first time since the mid‐1970s, this study explored sociodemographic correlates of abortion attitudes among Israeli Jews and compared them with those reported by the General Social Survey in the United States. Methods. A survey in the representative sample of Jewish adults living in urban areas across Israel (N= 546) that included two related items on the attitude toward abortion for nonvital reasons. Results. Using multiple regression, four statistically and socially significant correlates of antiabortion attitudes were identified: Greater religiosity (especially Ultra‐Orthodox affiliation), lower than average income, greater number of children, and right‐wing political preference. Gender and age did not emerge as significant correlates of abortion attitudes. Whereas American Jews form the mainstay of the prochoice camp, Jews in Israel are clearly divided along the lines of religiosity, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and political views. Conclusions. In both Israel and the United States, the sociodemographic profiles of abortion supporters and opponents have been rather similar and stable over the last 25 years. This may point to the stable patterns of religiosity in both societies, since antiabortion sentiments have mainly been fueled by religious fundamentalism, regardless of formal denomination.

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Public Attitudes toward Abortion in Israel: A Research Note

Remennick

Hetsroni

2001

Social Science Quarterly

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“…However, the questions used to obtain a subject's position on abortion under the specified circumstances varies across studies. Most studies ask respondents whether they believe women should be able to obtain a legal abortion (Adebayo, 1990;Betzig & Lombardo, 1992;Hall & Ferree, 1986;Scott & Schuman, 1988;Szafran & Clagett, 1988), although a few studies ask for respondents' personal opinions about abortion under specific circumstances (Moore & Stief, 199 1 ;Westfall et al, 1991). This distinction is important, since Scott (1989) has shown that people may feel that abortion should be a legal option, yet they do not personally feel that abortion is right or is the appropriate option.…”

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College Students' Attitudes Toward Abortion: The Role of Knowledge and Demographic Variables¹

Esposito

Basow

1995

J Applied Social Pyschol

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The present study sought to determine the role that knowledge of abortion information and various demographic variables play in discriminating between those who approve and those who disapprove of abortion. Four hundred and fifty‐four college students completed the Abortion Knowledge Test, constructed by the researchers, as well as an abortion attitudes questionnaire which asked subjects to indicate their degree of approval or disapproval of abortion in the case of 7 different scenarios. Attitudes toward abortion were significantly predicted by knowledge of abortion‐related information above and beyond the significant influence of degree of religiosity, religion, and age. No significant gender differences were found. Respondents who indicated approval of abortion scored significantly higher on the Abortion Knowledge Test and tended to be older, less religious, and non‐Catholic compared to those who disapproved of abortion.

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“…Those who attend church regularly are more anti-abortion than others (Jelen, 1988;Bowers and Weaver, 1979). Education is positively related to pro-abortion attitudes (Szafran and Clagett, 1987). Other demographic variables, such as sex, age, and marital status, are less consistently related to attitudes toward abortion.…”

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Proceedings of the 1996 Multicultural Marketing Conference

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2015

Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science

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Variable predictors of attitudes toward the legalization of abortion

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Public Attitudes toward Abortion in Israel: A Research Note

Public Attitudes toward Abortion in Israel: A Research Note

College Students' Attitudes Toward Abortion: The Role of Knowledge and Demographic Variables¹

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