Attitudes about same-sex marriage have undergone a rapid shift in American society. As recently as 2009, 40% of Americans said they believed that marriage between same-sex individuals should be legal and recognized by law as valid. Those views burst through the majority level in 2011, with support reaching a high […] Read more »
American Men Embracing Gender Equality
The gender revolution has met the demographic revolution. A new survey of men’s attitudes toward women, family, and relations between the sexes has found much more similarity than difference among the perspectives of whites, African-Americans, Hispanics, and other minorities. That convergence suggests that changes in family and gender dynamics are […] Read more »
Youth still favor Democrats, Clinton, but margins tighten
Nearly half of young American voters do not have confidence in the justice system, according to a new Harvard survey of millennials. The poll of 18-29 year olds released Wednesday by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) found an even 49%-49% split among the age group on the question of the […] Read more »
ZIP Codes Map Out Impact of Baltimore Unrest
… While Baltimore is often thought of as an African-American city (and it is 63% African American), the story is more nuanced – as you can see on the table at the bottom of this article. ZIP Code 21210 on the northern edge of the city is about 78% white […] Read more »
Blacks Less Satisfied With Local Police
While most Americans are satisfied with their local police departments, there are significant differences by race. The Monmouth University Poll found African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to report that a family member has been harassed by the police and African-Americans are particularly wary of police using military-grade equipment to […] Read more »
Here’s one way marriage equality is no longer like Loving or Roe
Here at the Monkey Cage, I’ve attempted to put the Supreme Court’s consideration of same-sex marriage rights into perspective by comparing public opinion on the issue to two other social controversies addressed by the Court in landmark decisions in the past: interracial marriage (in Loving v. Virginia, 1967) and abortion […] Read more »