Permissiveness in australian society

1 December 1975

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Journal of Psychology

Vol. 27 (3) , 257-267
https://doi.org/10.1080/00049537508255255

Abstract

Ten “permissive issues” dealing with contraception, homosexuality, censorship, abortion, “living together”, marihuana, prostitution, divorce, pub trading hours, and sex education, were presented to a stratified random sample of the Australian electorate (N=1881). Item intercorrelations indicate the presence of a general factor of permissiveness accounting for some 30% of the total variance. With the exception of that dealing with marihuana legalization, there is substantial support for a permissive stance on each of these issues. Permissiveness is related to church attendance, age, extent of formal education, and left‐right voting intention.

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