CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Daniel, Katherine Marie |
|---|---|
| Title | Political Tolerance in Modern Day America |
| Summary | In this thesis I investigate where political intolerance is greater within the American demographic. I first discuss how to define political tolerance and whether it is an essential trait for citizens to have in order for their democracy to thrive. I then review the existing literature on political tolerance and suggest my own hypotheses as to which demographic groups are more likely to exhibit politically tolerant attitudes. The analysis was conducted using multiple multivariate logistic regressions in a fixed-group methodology. This method asked about political tolerance toward Atheists, Racists, Communists, Militarists, Homosexuals, and anti-American Muslim Clergymen. I find that respondents to the 2014 General Social Survey are more likely to be politically tolerant with higher educational attainment. Conversely, greater religiosity, political conservatism, and Democratic Party affiliation all increase the likelihood of intolerance, as does a respondent’s age and female gender. Adherents to Western religions are likewise more likely to be politically intolerant, as are members of non-white racial groups. Socioeconomic status, region, and urbanism have little to no effect on impacting respondents’ likelihood to express political intolerance. |
| Supervisor | Littvay, Levente |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/daniel_katherine.pdf |
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