I wonder if religious affiliation might be responsible for this (if it exists -- it doesn't jibe with my experience, either). Religiously-affiliated schools, especially since Roe v. Wade, might tend more toward political conservatism than small schools without an overt religious affiliation.
But I'm just wondering instead of grading finals... m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Goff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 1:45 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Why are most academics liberal? (was Re: > Consider Plan C: Go Gangster ) > > Paul, > > Is there any chance that you could track down the study > showing that smaller colleges tend to have more conservative > faculties? I am curious about the methodology they used. It > certainly does not match my current experience. Of course > region and a number of factors would also play into these patterns. > > The general discussion is especially interesting to me as I > work across town from Liberty University and know a number of > people who teach there. My casual interactions have revealed > the pattern of political attitudes that you might expect in > that college. > > Thanks > Dennis > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------- > Dennis M. Goff > Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology > Department of Psychology > Randolph College (Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College > in 1891) Lynchburg VA 24503 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Bernhardt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Mon 5/17/2010 2:34 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Why are most academics liberal? (was Re: > Consider Plan C: Go Gangster ) > > I'm also skeptical that Democrats don't also suffer from > either/or thinking. They suffer from a different type and in > different areas. > > In my opinion, the open thinkers willing to consider shades > of grey are the independents. > > Another aspect of this, and I do not know the study but I > believe it has been shown in a study by NSF or some such > group, is that faculty become increasingly conservative and > more likely to be religious at smaller and less prestigious schools. > > Paul > > On May 17, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Rick Froman wrote: > > > Not too political. Just too black and white. Sounds like > your hypothetical Republican. > > > > Rick > > > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University > > Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected] > > ________________________________________ > > From: Joan Warmbold [[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 12:23 PM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: Re: [tips] Why are most academics liberal? (was > Re: Consider > > Plan C: Go Gangster ) > > > > OK, I sent an email directly to Chris as I wasn't willing to be so > > blatant about the differences between Democrats and > Republicans. But > > I agree with Jim that Democrats tend to not view the world in black > > and white as much as Republicans tend to--i.e., they are > not as rigid > > in their thinking, with exceptions of course. I also feel that > > Democrats, on the NATIONAL level (I live in Chicago so need to make > > that point) are far more ethical relative to their concern for our > > country and our people--white or black, rich or poor. Sadly, the > > Republicans seem to rejoice in the ability of money and corporate > > lobbying groups to control the way our government works. > We so-called liberals are quite lazy and so allow such to go on. > > That's the real advantage that the right wing has--that > they are far > > more vocal and active in expressing their thoughts while we > liberals > > simply "tsk, tsk," to each other while taking little > action. Whatever > > your party or belief system, we should write letters to our > government > > leaders and media about our beliefs. 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