What did a "normal person" think about social issues 50 years ago compared with today? I use data from the General Social Survey to dig into this question. As you might guess some things have changed dramatically, such as views on same-sex sexual relations and marriage. But on some issues, the median American was already fairly progressive 50 years ago, such as approving of married women working and opposing laws against interracial marriage (even if they didn't approve of these marriages).
What Was a “Normal Person” 50 Years Ago?
If you spend much time on Twitter, you may have seen the following cartoon or something like it: The implication here is that many of the social beliefs we hold today are very different from what p…
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