Lipset Study (PQMETHOD testfile; cf. Brown, 1980, pp. 183ff.)

4: US4

+4 19
1High value placed on protecting and promoting underdog
21
1We value the race for success
+3 1
1We accept improvements in status and power of lower class
6
1Political goals relatively moderate, even conservative
13
1Encouraged to think of ourselves as competing for success
+2 18
1Some disdain for acquiring wealth for its own sake
28
2We are tolerant of popular opinion, don't like extremes
30
2Respect for civil liberties and minority rights
32
2Position of depressed classes must be raised
+1 2
1All men expected to try to improve selves
22
1Corrupt means of achieving success are accepted
23
2One law for the rich, another for the poor
26
1Worth of a man is judged by what he is, not by education
31
2Virtue tends to be its own reward
0 9
1We try to eliminate privileged classes
12
1Emphasis on publicity in political matters: no secrets
25
2Trust in police has sunk deeply into our national character
29
2Poor on earth will enjoy higher status in after-life
33
1Emphasis is on getting ahead
-1 4
1Men can expect fair treatment according to merit
5
1Lower-class not revolutionary
11
2The government has its secrets, this is generally accepted
17
1We prefer companionship and helping hand
27
2Deep respect for the rich, the educated, the social elite
-2 8
2Person with wealth deserves place in high society
14
2Social status equated with manner of speech
20
2We like the idea of a welfare state
24
1Lack of respect for the police, and law enforcement
-3 3
2Success in life by a previously deprived person is resented
7
2Those born to high place in society should retain it
15
1We take law into our own hands, mob action and vigilantes
-4 10
2We accept aristocratic-type titles and other honors
16
2Close ties to Mother Country, as Britain still is for many

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