Poster #29 - Campus Perspectives in a Divided Era: Student Attitudes Toward Social and Political Movements

• In Event: ASC Poster Session II

Abstract

Amid growing political and social polarization, this study uses a campus climate survey to examine undergraduate attitudes toward several contemporary social issues. Participants from a random sample of 4,000 undergraduate students, attending a rural Southwestern University indicated support for social movements related to racial justice, environmental advocacy, reproductive rights, and law enforcement. Offering insight into how today’s students engage with and interpret the social and political issues shaping their generation, we present both descriptive and inferential statistics that highlight variation across key demographics in support for various social movements.

Authors

• Michael; Costelloe, Northern Arizona University

• Christine Arazan, Northern Arizona University