@article{ref1,
title="Education and attitudes toward interpersonal and state-sanctioned violence",
journal="PS: political science and politics",
year="2018",
author="Schnabel, Landon",
volume="51",
number="3",
pages="505-511",
abstract="The link between education and liberal attitudes is among the most consistent findings in public-opinion research, but the theoretical explanations for this relationship warrant additional attention. Previous work suggested that the relationship is due to education socializing students to the &quot;official culture&quot; of the United States. This study uses the World Values Survey and General Social Survey to examine Americans' attitudes toward the justifiability of violence. I find that Americans with more education are less likely to say that interpersonal violence--against women, children, and other individuals--can be justifiable. However, they are more likely to say that state-sanctioned violence--war and police violence--can be justifiable. These patterns are consistent with a modified socialization model of education and social attitudes. I conclude that American education socializes people to establishment culture, identity, and interests, which differentiate between unacceptable interpersonal violence and ostensibly acceptable state-sanctioned violence.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-0965",
doi="10.1017/S1049096518000094",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049096518000094"
}