Social researchers must be careful to make sure that the measures they use are valid. That is, do the questions measure what we think they measure? Sometimes we assume that attitudes and behaviors are the same, but often they are not. This learning module will use data from the General Social Survey 2014 and 2021 to explore the differences between attitudes and behaviors.
The Association of Religion Data Archives Author
The Association of Religion Data ArchivesInstitution
Community College, Public College or University, Private College or University, Seminary Institution Type
Syllabus, Teaching Module, Assignment, Video, Class Readings List, Other Resource Type
Intro, Undergraduate Course Class Type
2022 Date Published
Religious Studies, American Studies, Sociology Discipline
Atheism/Agnosticism/Skepticism, Buddhism, Catholic, General Comparative Traditions, Hinduism, Indigenous, Islam, Judaism, New Religious Movements, Other Christianities, Other Traditions, Protestant Religous Tradition
Class/Power, Family/Children/Reproduction, Gender/Women/ Sexuality, Health/Death, Pluralism/Secularism/Culture Wars Topics