Two moralities

Planned This chapter has not been written. It is listed so the book shows its full scope.

The question

Which moral judgments divide left from right, and do abortion, gay rights and gender roles form one attitude dimension?

The data

• World Values Survey and EVSYears: 1981-2023 (7 unified waves)
• General Social SurveyYears: 1972-2024 (35 study years)
• ANES Cumulative Data FileYears: 1948-2024 (33 study years; even years only after 2004; no 2006, 2010 or 2014 study)

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The scope

Countries Estimates are made among respondents within each country and then compared across countries, so results describe countries, not the people in them.

The chapter sits in Part IX, Religion and morality, ideology, values and religion. Its unit of analysis is countries. See how the book treats evidence.