The Psychological Barometer of Public Attitudes

Abstract

This survey, representing the opinions of a cross section of the urban population in 124 towns and cities, involved 5,000 individuals questioned by 460 interviewers under the direction of 121 psychologists. The answers of these people to 7 questions (of 30 developed during pilot studies) on Americanism are reported. The questions or issues follow: (1) are unions and the closed shop good Americanism? (2) should all races have equal job opportunities? (3) the individual vs. the state; (4) is private capitalism good Americanism? (5) the public reverses itself on the OPA; (6) the standard of living under inflationary conditions; and (7) the diminishing prospects for peace. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)