P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I Original Philosophies II Testing Tolerance III Rights and the Path to Leadership Outline of Current Lecture I The Data on Gender II The Data on Religion III The Data on Sexual Orientation IV Encouraging Discouraging V Who are You VI The 1950s and 1960s VII Participation Transformation Post 1970s VIII A Result Problem Solving IX Social Capital Current Lecture I The Data on Gender A What happened between 1999 and 2002 Polls show that more people supported a woman president in 1999 because they thought a man would be more competent punishing these responsible for 9 11 35 and men would do a better job protecting the homeland 40 B By 2011 back to 93 willingness to support a woman president II The Data on Religion A Increasing acceptance of voting for well qualified Jewish candidates from 45 in 1937 to 80 now and Catholic from 60 in 1937 to 85 candidate over time B Same cant be said for well qualified Mormon candidates about of Americans in 1967 similar numbers today C Struggling for acceptance Muslim and atheist candidates 1 49 say the fact that a candidate is Muslim wouldn t affect their vote 46 say it would make them less likely to support 2 33 say the fact that a candidate is atheist wouldn t affect their vote 61 say it would make them less likely to support These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III The Data on Sexual Orientation A Increasing openness on candidates mirrors increasing openness in general 1 1978 of Americans would be willing to vote for a well qualified gay or lesbian candidate 2 2007 46 2011 67 IV Is all this Data Encouraging or Discouraging A Positive Trends B Negative Meaningful minority especially given closeness of elections still hesitant C Another negative levels of implicit prejudice D Hypotheticals and Realities 1 Numbers can be overcome right times right issues right candidates 2 Successful examples can further overcome the hesitant 3 End result underrepresentation dissipates a bit V Who are you A What organizations we are in vs the organizations our parents are in vs the organizations our grandparents are in B Robert Putnam s Bowling Alone 1 Subtitled the collapse and revival of American community 2 Americans used to join bowling leagues and meet new people and make friends but now we go with a few close friends far less often a The collapse last of the 20th century 3 The revival online If so implications VI The 1950s and 1960s A Post depression number of community groups increases each year B Increasing affluence and education as well C Church attendance booms D The threat of leisure 1 More free time how are they going to use it E Heeding the call of Kennedy The torch has been passed F Number of parents who would like to see children go into politics doubles VII Participation Transformation Post 1970s A Serving as an officer in a club organization down 42 B Served on a committee down 39 C Attending a town meeting down 35 D Attending a political rally down 34 E Signing a Petition down 22 F From joiners to loners joiners in 1950s and 60s loners in 70s VIII A Result Problem Solving A Segregation still the norm B New isms rise feminism environmentalism C Community improvement rakes off proactive vs reactive IX Social Capital A Connections between individuals B C D E Norms of reciprocity and trust that arise from connections 1916 the individual is helpless socially if left to himself Benefits our personal interests private good Benefits the world around us public good