The Structure of Opinion: A "Loyalty Oath" Poll

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This study of student reactions to the loyalty oath issue at the University of California suggests two major conclusions about the content and organization of individual opinions. First, in a population which is informed about and identified with a specific controversial issue, there appear to be significant relationships between opinions on the focal questions and expectancies as to the consequences of alternative solutions of the issue. Second, opinions do not exist independently of other opinions, nor do they exist independently of the security with which they are held. Relatively great security seems to be associated with homogeneity of opinion. Daniel Wilner is a graduate student in Social Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Franklin Fearing is Professor of Psychology at the same university and one of the editors of Hollywood Quarterly.

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