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| Colloquial term for average citizens and what they want or believe |
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| A phrase coined by Joseph Kraft in a 1968 newspaper column to refer to Americans who have moved out of poverty but are not yet affluent and who cherish traditional middle-class values |
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| A phrase used to describe people, whatever their economic values, especially against the counterculture of the 1960's |
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| A measure of one's social standing obtained by combining factors such as education, income, and occupation |
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| The moral teachings of religious institutions on religious, social, and economic issues |
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| Differences in the political views and voting behavior of men and women |
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| A survey of public opinoin |
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| A sample selected in such a way that any member of the population being surveyed has an equal chance of being interviewed |
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| The difference between the results of two surveys or samples. |
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| In general, a person who favors a more active federal government for regulating business, supporting social welfare, and protecting minority rights, but who prefers less regulation of private social conduct |
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| In general, a person who favors more limited and local government, less government regulation of markets, more social conformity to traditional norms and values, and tougher policies towards criminals |
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| A more or less consistent set of views as to the policies government ought to pursue |
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| People who wish to maximize personal liberty on both economic and social issues. They prefer a small, weak government that has little control over either the economy or the personal lives of citizens |
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| people who hold liberal views on economic matters and conservative one on social matters. They prefer a strong government that will reduce economic inequality, regulate businesses, and impose stricter social and criminal sanctions. |
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| An indentifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionable share of some valued source |
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| A standard of right or proper conduct that helps determine the rangge of acceptable social behavior and policy options |
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