Date of Award
12-2004
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Professor
Howell, Susan
Second Advisor
Day, Christine
Third Advisor
Neubauer, David
Abstract
The following research attempts to determine the factors used by an individual to develop an attitude on the political issue of capital punishment. Using data from the 2000 National Election Study and ordered probit analysis, this research produces a multivariate, multi-stage model of death penalty attitudes. Demographic factors such as race, age, gender, and education level are included in the initial stage of the model. Attitudinal variables such as party identification, ideology, and religiosity are added, one-by-one, in the second stage of the model to determine their own individual effect on death penalty attitudes, and their effect on the preceding demographic variables. The result is a comprehensive model of death penalty attitudes.
Recommended Citation
Hall, Patrick Thomas More, "Be Still My Heart: Determinants of Support for Capital Punishment Attitudes" (2004). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 180.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/180
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