The Surprising Finding That "Cultural Worldviews" Don't Explain People's Views on Gun Control

The Surprising Finding That "Cultural Worldviews" Don't Explain People's Views on Gun Control

Merely 1.6 percentage points of attitudes toward gun control can be attributed to attitudes in other areas. This is surprising since the gun debate is typically viewed as politically polarized, as a right-wing versus left-wing issue.

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Veröffentlicht in:University of Pennsylvania law review 2003-04, Vol.151 (4), p.1341-1348
Hauptverfasser: Fremling, Gertrud M., Lott, John R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Braman, Donald
Business enterprises
Commentaries
Crime victims
Criminal law
Criminals
Culture
Empirical evidence
Empiricism
Firearm laws & regulations
Gun control
Guns
Influence
Kahan, Dan M
Opinions
Political attitudes
Risk assessment
Social aspects
Social norms
Statistical significance
Studies
Violent crimes
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Zusammenfassung:Merely 1.6 percentage points of attitudes toward gun control can be attributed to attitudes in other areas. This is surprising since the gun debate is typically viewed as politically polarized, as a right-wing versus left-wing issue.
ISSN:0041-9907
1942-8537
DOI:10.2307/3312932