Democrats and Republicans-- rhetoric and reality comparing the voters in statistics and anecdotes /
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Algora Pub.,
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Lifestyle Differences
- Introduction
- General excitement
- Details
- Family, relationships, and sex
- Health and fitness
- Religion
- Entertainment and leisure
- Family finances
- Habitat
- Miscellaneous
- Trivia
- Conclusions
- Chapter 2: Who Is More Intelligent, Knowledgeable, and Educated?
- Introduction
- Details
- Who has more civic and political knowledge?
- Who has more scientific knowledge?
- Who has more formal education?
- Who is more intelligent?
- Analysis: Why Is There a Disparity?
- What Factors Correlate With Education?
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Who Is the Better "Working Man"?
- Introduction
- The Better Working Man
- Who is more likely to work for a living?
- Who is the more valuable worker, and why?
- The Better Working Woman
- Earnings and hours worked
- Other factors related to women workers
- Miscellaneous Work Factors for Men and Women
- Work "prestige"
- Type of work
- Other work-related information
- Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Who Gives More to Charity?
- Introduction
- Details
- Donations
- Volunteerism
- Analysis: Why Some People Give More
- Income level
- Religious beliefs and political ideology
- Conclusions
- Chapter 5: Who Pays More Taxes?
- Introduction
- Details
- Federal taxes
- State and local taxes
- Total taxes: federal, state, and local
- Conclusions
- Chapter 6: Who Is the Better Citizen?
- Introduction
- Details
- Who supports First Amendment rights?
- Who is more bigoted?
- Who contributes more to society?
- Who is more likely to participate in the political process?
- Who is more likely to avoid negative social behavior?
- Conclusions
- Chapter 7: Who Gets More from Social Security and Medicare?
- Introduction
- Caveats
- Details
- Social Security
- Medicare
- Conclusions
- Chapter 8: Who gets more welfare?
- Introduction
- Details
- Traditional (social) welfare
- Corporate welfare
- Conclusions
- Chapter 9: Who Is Happier, Who Is More Miserable, and Why?
- Introduction
- Do narrow, selfish goals lead to happiness?
- Details
- Who is happier?
- Who is more miserable?
- Why are there differences in happiness?
- Does cynicism lead to sadness? (a theory)
- Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Who Grows Up to be a Democrat, And Who Grows Up to be a Republican?
- Introduction
- Details
- How political viewpoints develop
- The parents of Democrats and Republicans
- Childhood life
- Conclusions
- Chapter 11: Do Deviants Grow Up to be Republicans?
- Introduction
- Details of a Seriously Flawed Study
- The terms "liberal" and "conservative" are too vague.
- Researcher assessments added circularity.
- Did Democrats make the conservatives look bad?
- Researcher bias
- Conclusions
- Chapter 12: Lessons to be Learned
- In My Opinion
- Introduction
- Details
- A lesson from Chapter 1: Delay having that first child
- A lesson from Chapter 2: Make civics education mandatory
- A lesson from Chapter 3: Work is the key to success
- A lesson from Chapter 4: Op.