Posted on 27 May 2014 Can we really measure racial prejudice? Today the Guardian reports new data from the British Social Attitudes survey showing that three in ten people describe themselves as being very or a little racially prejudiced. As the co-director of this survey, I’d like to use this space to explain how we arrived at these numbers, and outline the sorts of issues we consider when interpreting attitudinal data. Read the rest of this entry Tags: Alison Park, Britain, British Social Attitudes, ethnicity, race, racial prejudice, racism, attitudes, politics, quantitative data, religion, social and political attitudes, social surveys, survey
Posted on 11 August 2011 ScotCen Are we ready for gay marriage? Rachel Ormston asks: How does the wider public view same sex relationships and gay marriage? A ScotCen report published today uses data from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey to explore attitudes to different groups of people living in Scotland. The issues discussed are wide-ranging – and worth the read! However, it’s particularly striking how far public opinion has moved on same sex relationships over a pretty short period of time. Simlply put, attitudes have become far more liberal. Read the rest of this entry Tags: gay marriage, ScotCen, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Scottish Social Attitudes, attitudes, civil partnerships, sexuality