The American Ethos: Public Attitudes Toward Capitalism and Democracy (Twentieth Century Fund Books/Reports/studies)

American political values of the 1980s are vividly defined in The American Ethos. Herbert McClosky and John Zaller provide a comprehensive display of dramatic survey findings—of Americans en masse and of leadership groups—and historical material to trace the evolution of public attitudes toward the defining elements of the American political tradition. Foreword Acknowledgments Contents Figures Tables 1. The Foundations of the American Ethos: Capitalism and Democracy 2. The Libertarian Tradition 3. Egalitarianism 4. The Cultural Foundations of Capitalism 5. Capitalism as an Economic System 6. Capitalism and Democracy in Conflict 7. Ideology and the American Ethos 8. Social Learning and the Acquisition of Political Norms 9. The Future of Capitalist Democracy in the United States Appendixes. Notes. Index Appendix I. Empirical Methods Appendix II. Three OVS Scales: Capitalist Values, Democratic Values, and Political Sophistication Appendix III. Clear and Contested Norms Notes Index A Twentieth Century Fund Report.includes Index. Bibliography: P. [321]-336. Herbert Mcclosky, John Zaller. A Twentieth Century Fund Report. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [321]-336. Covers Libertarianism, Egalitarianism, the relationship between capitalism and democracy, ideology, and social and political awareness among the American public